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Kubo and the Two Strings
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyKubo and the Two Strings - After having has his eye stolen as a baby by his grandfather - The Moon King - Kubo and his ill mother live a humble life in hiding. Telling magical stories with the aid of his shamisen (a magical instrument), Kubo's…
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
DVD Review, Fantasy, Horror, TeensMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - When his grandfather dies in mysterious circumstances with a cryptic message, Jake starts wondering whether the fantastical stories he told about his life could in fact, be real. With his school…
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Living with their aunt, uncle and precocious cousin, Eustace, Edmund and Lucy miss their two older siblings, Susan and Peter, and try to make the most of their lives outside of Narnia.…
Inkheart
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Fantasy, TeensInkheart - Mo Folchart is a 'silver tongue', someone who can bring books to life by reading them aloud but around the time he discovers this, his wife, Resa, disappears. He spends the next nine years trying to discover a book called 'Inkheart' which…
Alice Through The Looking Glass
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyAlice Through the Looking Glass - Alice, now a successful sea captain, returns home and quickly finds herself in a difficult position thanks to the man whose proposal she once turned down. Seeking an answer to her problems leads her back to…
Goosebumps
Comedy, DVD Review, Fantasy, For Kids, HorrorGoosebumps - Zach has only just moved into his new home with his mother when their creepy neighbour, Mr Shivers, warns him to stay away from him and his daughter, Hannah. When Zach and new friend, Champ, sneak into the Shivers’ home, they…
Labyrinth
Action / Adventure, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyLabyrinth - Sarah is a teenage girl struggling to adapt to family life with her step mother and baby half-brother, Toby, who cries all the time. Using lines from her favourite fantasy story, Sarah summons ‘The Goblin King’ to take Toby away…
The Last Witch Hunter
Action, DVD Review, Fantasy, For Adults, HorrorThe Last Witch Hunter - In the Middle Ages, witch-hunter, Kaulder, destroys the Witch Queen, but with her dying breath she curses him with eternal life. Eight hundred years later, a truce has formed a tenuous peace between humans and witches…
Willow
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyWillow - Willow is an unassuming farmer who dabbles in magic, hoping to someday become a great sorcerer. When a baby appears on a bed of grass on the river by his house, he takes her in and finds out that she is a princess whose destiny is to…
Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone
Action / Adventure, Family Friendly, Fantasy, For KidsHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - After living his first eleven years watched over by his abusive aunt and uncle, Harry Potter receives a mysterious letter inviting him to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Suddenly thrown…
Inside Out
Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For KidsInside Out - Riley is a normal 11-year-old girl. Her thoughts are manipulated by her emotions, depicted as bubbly Joy, short-tempered Anger, sardonic Disgust, jumpy Fear, and melancholic Sadness. When Joy and Sadness accidentally fall out of…
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Fantasy, For AdultsThe Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies - Smaug leaves Mount Erabor to wreak vengeance against the inhabitants of Lake Town and Thorin, his fellow dwarves and Bilbo are able to retake the mountain. Unfortunately, the ‘Dragon Sickness’…