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DragonHeart
Action / Adventure, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyDragonHeart - When the tyrannical King Freyne is killed during a peasant’s revolt, his son, Einon, takes the crown but is then mortally wounded. His loyal knight and mentor, Bowen, rushes him back to the castle where his mother takes him to…

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
DVD Review, Fantasy, For AdultsThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - The enigmatic Doctor Parnassus and his travelling performers are struggling to remain interesting to the general public; they face having to end their days of Victorian style acting. The travellers come…

Justin And The Knights Of Valour
Action, Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, Fantasy, For KidsJustin and the Knights of Valour - Justin is a young man with dreams of honour and nobility as a Knight of Valour, just like his grandfather. Unfortunately knights have been banned in the kingdom and bureaucracy has taken over. Determined to…

Clash Of The Titans
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyClash Of The Titans - An orphaned baby, named Perseus, is rescued in the middle of the ocean by a fisherman and his family. Many years later, Perseus and his family witness soldiers of Argos destroying a statue of Zeus, an act which is swiftly…

The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Fantasy, Romance, TeensThe Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - Clary Fray is starting to see horrific images of people being killed that no-one else can see. She meets a mysterious stranger called Jace Wayland who tells her that, like him, she is a ‘Shadowhunter’;…

Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family FriendlyPercy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters - When the tree protecting the inhabitants of Camp Half-Blood is poisoned and begins to die, Percy Jackson, his friends and newly found half-brother, a Cyclops named Tyson, embark on a quest to find the ‘Golden…

How To Train Your Dragon
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Fantasy, For KidsHow To Train Your Dragon - Hiccup is a young Viking who is yet to kill his first dragon. It’s not that he doesn’t want to; he’s just not very good at it. When his new contraption enables him to capture a rare ‘Night Fury’ dragon, he…

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…

Life Of Pi
Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyLife of Pi - An Indian boy who lives life to the full is struck by tragedy when the ship carrying his family and the animals for his family’s zoo gets hit by a storm and sinks. He is forced to survive on a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an…

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…

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
Action, DVD Review, Fantasy, TeensTransformers: Dark Of The Moon - During the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, humans discovered a spaceship which had crash landed on the moon’s surface and it has been treated as top-secret ever since. When the Autobots find out, they seek to discover…