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Animation

I have always been fascinated by what animators can bring to the screen. Such artistry is truly astounding regardless of whether or not computers are used.

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The Wild Robot Directed by Chris Sanders thumbnail A Universal Dynamics ROZZUM robot (voiced by Lupita Nyong'o) finds itself marooned on an uninhabited island where it struggles to find any animal wanting it's services even after learning their languages…. 2024-10-20
Film Review Nimona Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane thumbnail A thousand years ago a medieval kingdom was attacked by the Great Black Monster which was defeated and a high wall was built around their city. The kingdom is now protected by the Institute for Elite… 2024-08-18
Film Review Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Directed by Sam Fell thumbnail Following on from the events of “Chicken Run”, Ginger (voiced by Thandiwe Newton) and the rest of her flock have found peace away from humans on a small island in a lake. She and Rocky (now voiced by… 2023-12-26
Film Review Tangled Directed by Byron Howard and Nathan Greno thumbnail A Disney animated version of the classic ferry tale “Rapunzel”, sees young princess Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) kidnapped as a child by Mother Gothel (voiced by Donna Murphy) and placed in a remote… 2023-06-24
Film Review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson thumbnail I very much enjoyed the energy and vibrancy of the first “Spider-Verse” film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse so was excited to hear about this new film, “Across the Spider-Verse”…. 2023-06-10
Film Review Encanto Directed by Byron Howard, Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith thumbnail In a small Columbian village the Madrigal family have lived for generations. This is not any ordinary family, the children have magical powers that are given to them in a family coming of age ceremony…all… 2023-04-29
Film Review Soul Directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers thumbnail Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx), a school music teacher, feels trapped in his life dreaming of becoming a professional jazz musician. When offered a chance to audition for jazz legend Dorothea Williams's… 2023-04-29
Film Review Strange World Directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen thumbnail In a colourful, bizarre world a young Searcher Clade (voiced by Jake Gyllenhaal) travels with his adventurous father Jaeger (voiced by Dennis Quaid) who is seeking the “far side of the mountains”. In… 2023-01-15
Film Review Ferdinand Directed by Carlos Saldanha thumbnail A classic children's story brought to the big screen by the studio behind “Ice Age” sees a flower-loving bull attempting to escape fate in the bull-fighting ring. As a young bull Ferdinand (voiced by… 2023-01-07
Film Review I Lost My Body (J'ai perdu mon corps) Directed by Jérémy Clapin thumbnail A severed hand lies in the gutter. Twitching to live it scurries through the streets looking for it's owner. Naoufel (voiced in English by Dev Patel, originally Hakim Faris) is a pizza delivery boy who… 2022-12-11
Film Review Sing 2 Directed by Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet thumbnail Sometime after the events of Sing theatre owner Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) and his group of talented stars is experiencing amazing success with local audiences… 2022-12-11
Film Review Lightyear Directed by Angus MacLane thumbnail Yes, Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) from the Toy Story series finally gets his own film but is it as fun as the other series? In a word: No, but it looks good and it is an OK SF flick… A… 2022-12-10
Film Review Trolls World Tour Directed by Walt Dohrn and David P. Smith thumbnail I quite enjoyed the first Trolls film but “Trolls World Tour” goes way, way…way, to far and is a manic, confused, annoying sequel. The two… 2022-07-24
Film Review Abominable Directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman thumbnail Young girl Yi (voice of Chloe Bennet) lives with her mother (voice of Michelle Wong) and her Nai Nai (voice of Tsai Chin) in a city in China. Yi struggles to come to terms with the death of her father,… 2022-01-08
Film Review Trolls Directed by Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn thumbnail Once upon a time the colourful happy Trolls lived in a tree in the middle of a Bergens village. The Bergens were convinced that the only way they could be truly happy was to eat a Troll which they did… 2022-01-02
Film Review Ice Age: Collision Course Directed by Mike Thurmeier and Galen T. Chu thumbnail Scrat's endless pursuit of elusive acorns finds himself inside a UFO long frozen in the ice that eventually takes him into space and unwittingly sending a series of asteroids in the direction of earth…. 2021-10-04
Film Review Wish Dragon Directed by Chris Appelhans thumbnail Din (voiced by Jimmy Wong) dreams of reuniting with his childhood friend Li Na (voiced by Natasha Liu Bordizzo) who moved away with her father and now live in a mansion. One day Din is given a teapot… 2021-09-04
Film Review Ruben Brandt, Collector (Ruben Brandt, a gyujto) Directed by Milorad Krstic thumbnail A stunning piece of animation from director Milorad Krstic that blurs the line between the world of fine (mostly modern) art and animation. Milorad Krstic (voiced by Iván Kamarás) is a therapist who… 2021-08-21
Film Review The Angry Birds Movie 2 Directed by Thurop Van Orman and John Rice thumbnail Following the events of the first film (The Angry Birds Movie, Bird Island's irritable hero Red (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) along with friends Chuck (voiced by Josh Gad)… 2021-07-26
Film Review Turbo Directed by David Soren thumbnail Theo (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) is a snail who dreams of racing while watching his hero (human) Indianapolis Champion Guy Gagné (voiced by Bill Hader) on television. In a freak accident Turbo, as Theo… 2021-07-26