The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have had many iterations over their four decades of existence. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have put their own spin on the property with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. 15 years ago a vial of ooze falls into the sewers after the TCRI raided Baxter Stockman’s (Giancarlo Esposito) secret laboratory. That […]
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Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken Review
DreamWorks had a great one-two punch with their 2022 releases The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Their first film of 2023, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken had a lot to live up to. Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor) and her family live in the seaside town of Oceanside. There are Krakens who are pretending to be humans. […]
Elemental Review
Elemental is the 27th feature film from Pixar. This film sees Pixar make a romance story against the backdrop of immigration and racism. Ember Lumen (Leah Lewis) is a second-generation Fire Person living in Element City. Ember’s father, Bernie (Ronnie del Carmen) wants her to take over the family store, but Ember has a fiery temper. […]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review
The Spider-Man franchise is Sony’s cash cow and many of their projects have been beloved by fans. One of the most beloved projects is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, leading to a sequel being inevitable. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) has been Spider-Man for a year, and he has to balance being a superhero with life as a normal teenager. […]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review
Super Mario is one of the most recognisable characters in pop culture, let alone in video games. He teams up with the animation titan Illumination so the character can have a second cinematic adventure. Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are brothers who start a plumbing business. They try to build their reputation by […]
Mummies Review
Mummies is a Spanish animated film that aimed to capitalise on the Easter holidays in the UK. Under the Earth is a secret city for Ancient Egyptian Mummies. In this city is Thut (Joe Thomas), a retired chariot racer who enjoys the single life. Nefer (Eleanor Tomlinson) is the princess, and heir to the kingdom, […]
Epic Tails Review
Epic Tails is a French animated film released by StudioCanal in the UK. It puts an animalistic spin on Greek mythology. The city of Yolcos is a paradise where everyone, including the animals, live in harmony because of the Golden Fleece. Pattie is small mouse but dreams big because she wants to go an adventure like […]
Things Get Better?: LGBTQ Representation in Animation in 2022
In January 2022, I wrote that there was a possibility that in 2022 things would “get better” in terms of LGBTQ representation, with new fandoms developing from shows which take risks by telling diverse stories. Although 2022, in some regards, more than lived up to this possibility and went beyond, there were challenges. In the […]
Strange World Review
Strange World is the 61st animated feature film made by Disney. This film sees Disney attempting to make an old-fashion style adventure. Avalonia is surrounded by a wall of mountains. Jaeger Clade (Dennis Quaid) is determined to find a way through the mountains because he believes Avalonia’s future lies beyond the mountains. During one expedition Jaeger’s […]
One Piece Film: Red Review
One Piece is a long-running franchise from Japan. Since 1997 there have been 104 volumes in the manga series, had over 1000 animated episodes, and One Piece Film: Red is the fifteenth feature film in the franchise. On the island of Elegia, the Straw Hat Pirates attend a concert hosted by the world-famous singer Uta (Kaori Nazuka). […]










