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From Up On Poppy Hill
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, RomanceFrom Up on Poppy Hill - 16 year old, Umi, lives in a house on the top of Poppy Hill. She runs the household for her younger siblings, the boarders, and her grandmother while her mother is away, studying in America. Her father was lost at sea…

Despicable Me 2
Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For KidsDespicable Me 2 - Ex-villain, Gru, is trying to live a respectable life selling jams and jellies. When a dangerous substance is stolen, the Anti-Villian League turn to Gru in order to better understand the mind of a villain, and recover the…

World War Z
Action, DVD Review, For Adults, HorrorWorld War Z - A zombie pandemic is sweeping the globe and the outlook seems bleak. When ex-United Nations worker, Gerry Lane, barely manages to escape with his family, he finds himself forced to undergo a globe-trotting mission in order to try…

Man Of Steel
Action, Comic Book, DVD Review, For AdultsMan Of Steel - The planet Krypton is doomed to implode when General Zod stages a coup. Jor-El hides the ‘codex’, the basis on which all genetic life on Krypton is based, inside the escape pod of his son, Kal-El. The pod arrives at Earth…

Frankenweenie
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For Kids, HorrorFrankenweenie -Victor Frankenstein is a science geek kid who loves nothing more than conducting experiments, making quirky films and playing with his beloved dog, Sparky. When Sparky is tragically run over, the devastated Victor is inspired…

Small Soldiers
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Science FictionSmall Soldiers - When a toy manufacturer puts artificial intelligence chips from the Ministry of Defence into their toys ‘Commando Elite’ and the ‘Gorgonites’, the toys become sentient and believe that they must fight each other. Teenager,…

The Pacifier
Action, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For Kids, Netflix (UK)The Pacifier -When Navy SEAL, Shane Wolfe, fails in his mission to rescue and protect Professor Howard Plummer, he is assigned the new task of looking after the dead man’s five children while their mother goes to Zurich to unlock a safety…

Hairspray (2007)
Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, MusicalHairspray - In 1960’s Baltimore, happy and positive teenager Tracy Turnblad has dreams of becoming more than a housewife when she’s older. When she lands a spot on her favourite local TV show as a regular dancer, she has the opportunity…

The Spy Next Door
Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For Kids, Martial ArtsThe Spy Next Door - Bob Ho is a Chinese spy on loan to the CIA to capture notorious criminal Anton Poldark. After capturing Poldark, he decides to retire and concentrate on life with his new girlfriend, Gillian. Knowing that her 3 kids don’t…

Pom Poko
Animated, Comedy, Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyPom Poko - A group of tanuki (magical Japanese racoon dogs) find their habitat threatened by developers looking to make a cheap buck out of Tokyo’s growing population needs. The tanuki must re-learn their ancient magical power of transformation…

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyBeasts of the Southern Wild - Six year old, Hushpuppy, lives with her father and several other families in ‘The Bathtub’ on the coast near New Orleans. Their community is threatened both by stormy weather and the attentions of government…

Toy Story 3
Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, For KidsToy Story 3 - Having not been played with for a long time, the toys must face the fact that Andy is all grown up and about to go to college. After accidentally being put out for the trash, the toys end up at a daycare centre for children. While…