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The Lorax
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Fantasy, For KidsThe Lorax - Living in an entirely artificial and plastic world may seem perfect but it's not quite enough for Ted who is on a mission to impress Audrey, a girl who is desperate to see a real tree. On his clandestine visits outside the walls…
Babe
Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For KidsBabe - On a farm, every animal has its place. Animals work, or are raised for food. Piglet 'Babe', naïve in the ways of the farm, wants to ape his adoptive sheepdog mother by herding sheep. Little does he know that his survival may depend on…
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Animated, Comedy, Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyKiki's Delivery Service - As is tradition for a witch in training, Kiki leaves her family home for a year long mission to find her skill and establish her craft. She quickly settles in a town and decides to start up a delivery service business.…
Whisper Of The Heart
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, RomanceWhisper Of The Heart - Shizuku spends all her time in the library, but when she realises that she has been beaten to almost every book by a boy, her curiosity is peaked. When she wanders off the beaten track and discovers a beautiful cat statuette…
War For The Planet Of The Apes
Action, Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, Science Fiction, WarWar For The Planet Of The Apes - As disease continues to decimate the human population, the ape community hopes to live in peace and its leader Caesar asks only that they be allowed to leave the forest and move on to greener pastures in order…
The Cat Returns
Action / Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family Friendly, For KidsThe Cat Returns - When ordinary schoolgirl, Haru, rescues a cat from almost being run over she is astonished to learn that not only can it walk, but it can talk! The saved cat reveals himself a royal Prince, and his father, the Cat King, is…
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyNausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind - In the distant future, the age of civilisation has crumbled due to the unstoppable spread of the poisonous 'toxic forest'. Living inside the deadly woodlands are huge mutated insects that will kill if enraged.…
Moana
Action / Adventure, Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, MusicalMoana - The daughter of the tribal chief, Moana, has always had an affinity with the ocean but her father has never let her near it. When the fishermen discover that all the fish around the island are gone and the island's vegetation is dying,…
The Smurfs
Animated, Comedy, Netflix (UK)The Smurfs - The evil wizard Gargamel extracts the 'essence' of Smurfs - tiny, blue peace-loving creatures - in order to power his magic. During preparation for the Blue Moon festival he chases them through a magic portal which opens up into…
The Book Of Life
Animated, Comedy, For Kids, RomanceThe Book Of Life - Two young boys compete for the affections of the feisty Maria: the musical wannabe Manalo - who comes from a long line of bullfighters and is being pressured by his father to continue the family tradition; and the bravado…
Kong: Skull Island
Action, DVD Review, Science FictionKong: Skull Island – On a scientific mission of discovery, a small group of scientists and soldiers fly in to chart an unexplored island. But when they start dropping explosive 'measuring' equipment, they awaken the wrath of a monstrously…
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya
Animated, Drama, Family Friendly, For KidsThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya - Discovered inside a glowing bamboo stalk by a local bamboo cutter, a miraculous baby, named 'Princess' by the cutter, grows at an extraordinary rate, often before people's eyes. Full of life, she makes many…