Astro Boy
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Science FictionAstro Boy - In the futuristic Metro City which floats above the polluted Earth, robotics expert, Dr Tenma loses his son, Toby, in a tragic accident. Unable to bear the grief, Tenma creates a robotic version of the boy, hoping to replace him…
Arrietty
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Fantasy, For KidsArrietty - Young Arrietty is getting ready for her first Borrowing. Like others of her kind, she is tiny and lives inside the walls and floors of a human house, unseen. But when trying to bring home a sugar cube with her father she is spotted…
Incredibles 2
Animated, Cinema Review, Crime, Family Friendly, For KidsIncredibles 2 - The Parr family, blessed with super powers, must remain hidden like all 'supers' as using superpowers is illegal. However, a super loving billionaire employs Helen Parr (better known as 'Elastigirl') to try and change the negative…
Rango
Animated, Comedy, Family Friendly, WesternRango - When wannabe actor / house pet chameleon, Rango is left behind by accident on the road, he barely makes it into the small town of Dirt alive. Finding that it is being terrorised by bandits, he manages to bluff his way into becoming sheriff…
Planet 51
Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, For Kids, Science FictionPlanet 51 - On a distant alien world, teenage boy Lem lives an ordinary life and hopes to woo his beautiful neighbour, Neera. When a spaceship lands nearby and its inhabitant escapes into hiding, Lem discovers him and realises that he is a harmless…
A Silent Voice
Animated, Drama, Netflix (UK), Romance, TeensA Silent Voice - When new female student Nishimiya who is deaf, joins Ishida's elementary school class he quickly finds himself shifting from most popular boy to social pariah after causally instigating a campaign of bullying against her for…
Despicable Me
Animated, Comedy, Crime, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For KidsDespicable Me - Evil genius, Gru, finds out that a new, young maverick named Vector has pulled off 'the Crime of the Century'. Bitterly disappointed that someone is stealing his infamous notoriety, Gru hatches an even more dastardly plan of…
Deep
Action / Adventure, Animated, DVD Review, For Kids, Netflix (UK)Deep - Humans have left the Earth for pastures new since destroying the planet and all that is left is life below the ocean waves. Little octopus, Deep, is desperate to see more than the confines of his little community but it is forbidden by…
Blame!
Animated, Netflix (UK), Science FictionBlame! - The world has been taken over by an artificial intelligence, 'The Authority'. Giant robot Builders endlessly construct a vast city thousands of levels high. The Safeguard, a robotic army of death machines, hunt down and slaughter all…
Lilo & Stitch
Animated, DVD Review, For KidsLilo & Stitch - When a genetically engineered alien creature escapes from the Galactic Federation (who wish to exile him), he lands on a Hawaiian island and is adopted by Lilo, a little girl who is herself adopted. Naming the creature 'Stitch'…
Zootopia
Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For KidsZootopia - In a land with no humans, animals have evolved beyond pure instinct and now dominate, building towns and cities. The greatest city of all is Zootropolis, where (supposedly) all animals, predators and prey alike, live together in peace.…
James and the Giant Peach
Action / Adventure, Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyJames and the Giant Peach - After James' parents are killed by a runaway rhino, he's sent to live with his abusive aunts who use him as their own personal slave. A meeting with a mysterious stranger causes a peach to grow to an enormous size…