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Jumanji
Action / Adventure, Comedy, DVD Review, Family FriendlyJumanji - Finding a mysterious board game, Alan Parrish and friend, Sarah Whittle, begin playing but, discovering the terrible truth of its magical powers, Alan is sucked into the game and Sarah is forced to flee. Twenty six years later, orphaned…
Laputa: Castle In The Sky
Action / Adventure, Animated, Family Friendly, For Kids, Science FictionLaputa: Castle In The Sky - A young girl with a mysterious past finds herself being pursued by all manner of people, from shadowy government agents, the army, and air pirates. But when she falls from the sky only to float into the arms of an…
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Action, DVD Review, FantasyKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword - In a time of myths and legend, King Uther Pendragon is betrayed by his ambitious brother but Uther's young son, Arthur, escapes to be raised as a pauper in a brothel. Learning to survive and growing into…
The Smurfs 2
Animated, Comedy, For Kids, Netflix (UK)The Smurfs 2 - Evil wizard Gargamel has a cunning plan - to learn the secret formula needed to turn his 'Naughty' creations into true Smurfs so that he can extract their essence. His creations, Vexy and Hackus, help him kidnap his former creation,…
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 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…
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Fantasy, TeensFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives in New York with a mysterious briefcase which is full of magical creatures. When some of the creatures escape the briefcase, Newt accidentally involves no-maj (non magical),…
Doctor Strange
Comic Book, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyDoctor Strange - When the gifted but arrogant Doctor Stephen Strange is in a terrible car accident, he suffers irreparable damage to his hands which effectively ends his career. Struggling to cope with his loss and pushing away the people who…
Now You See Me 2
DVD Review, Teens, ThrillerNow You See Me 2 - A year after the Four Horsemen have gone into hiding, the magicians wait impatiently to hear what secret society, 'The Eye' has in store for them next; member, Henley has left and new girl, Lula is keen to prove her impressive…
Tooth Fairy
Comedy, DVD Review, For Kids, LOVEFiLMTooth Fairy - Cynical ice hockey star, Derek Thompson, doesn’t shy away from telling kids the truth but when he tells his girlfriend’s young daughter that the Tooth Fairy doesn’t exist, he’s taken to the Tooth Fairy realm where he is…
Tangled
Action / Adventure, Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, For Kids, Musical, RomanceTangled - Stolen as a baby for her magical youth-giving powers, Rapunzel lives a happy life at the top of a tower, hidden in the woods. Her ‘mother’, Gothel, never allows her to leave but with her eighteenth birthday coming up, Rapunzel…
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…