Moana of Motunui follows in the steps of Elsa and Anna by going on a second cinematic adventure. This time she forms a crew to go on her oceanic travels. After returning the heart of Te Fiti, Moana has become a wayfinder and explores the open seas for other people. Moana finds evidence of human […]
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The Wild Robot Review
Chris Sanders returns to Dreamworks Animation for the first time since 2013’s The Croods. This time he adapts Peter Brown’s award-winning children’s novel The Wild Robot. A Universal Dynamics robot, ROZZUM Unit 7134, (Lupita Nyong’o), or Roz for short, washes up on a remote island with no human inhabitants. The robot sets out to find […]
Transformers One Review
It has been 39 years since the Transformers series made its cinematic debut with The Transformers: The Movie. Transformers One sees everyone’s favourite Autobots and Decepticons have their first cinematic animated adventure since the 1980s. Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry) are lowly miner bots who can’t transform. Even though the pair […]
A Greyhound of a Girl Review
A Greyhound of a Girl is a pan-European animated film based on a children’s novel by Roddy Doyle and follows a young girl as she lives through a great upheaval. Mary O’Hara (Mia O’Connor) is a young girl who aspires to be a chef and is close with her fun-loving but no-nonsense grandmother, Emer (Rosaleen […]
Despicable Me 4 Review
The Despicable Me series and the Minions are extremely popular and a financial juggernaut that made Illumination into one of the biggest animation studios in Hollywood. The series returns for a sixth film. Gru (Steve Carrell) and his family are forced to go into witness protection after his old school rival, Maxine Le Mal (Will […]
Inside Out 2 Review
Pixar returns to Riley’s mind for another coming-of-age odyssey that features a wide array of emotions in a sequel to Inside Out. Riley (Kensington Tallman) is now 13 and set to start high school. She gets invited by Coach Roberts (Yvette Nicole Brown), the coach of the high school hockey team to attend a three-day training camp. […]
The Garfield Movie Review
The loveable ginger cat Garfield makes his third appearance in a theatrical film. This reboot sees Garfield move back into the field of animation and sees an all-star voice cast in a heist adventure. As a kitten Garfield (Chris Pratt) was abandoned by his father, Vic (Samuel L. Jackson). Luckily he adopted Jon Arbuckle (Nicholas […]
Kung Fu Panda 4 Review
Kung Fu Panda is one of Dreamworks’ most successful franchises, spanning a trilogy of films, three TV series, four short films, and a Christmas special. The loveable panda and martial artist returns for a fourth film. Po (Jack Black) is the Dragon Warrior and the popular protector of the Valley of Peace. Despite Po’s happiness with […]
Migration Review
Illumination enters into the world of wildlife with its duck-centric film Migration. The Mallards are a family of ducks who live on a pond in the forest. Mack (Kumail Nanjiani), the family patriarch is overly protective and tells his family that can never leave the pond, even though his wife, Pam (Elizabeth Banks), and son […]
Wish Review
Wish was made to be the film to celebrate Disney’s 100th Anniversary, with an aim to mix their classic tales and more modern animation and sensibilities. The Kingdom of Rosas is a peaceful paradise, ruled by the benevolent King Magnifico (Chris Pine). Everyone on Rosas gives King Magnifico their wish on their 18th birthday and once a […]