Comedy… Movie #51 2023: Barbie (2023) 11 Aug 20239 Aug 2023 I get that this review is probably a bit defunct at this point, what with the majority of the western world having already seen Barbie. Many people have seen Barbie…
adventure… Movie #48 2023: Nimona (2023) 24 Jul 202324 Jul 2023 Who knew that this year's best animated movie (okay, maybe not including Across the Spider-Verse) would be a Netflix original. Obviously there's still a lot of 2023 to go, but…
Animation… Movie #46 2023: Elemental (2023) 19 Jul 202317 Jul 2023 Pixar have long been the royal standard when it comes to profound, visually magnificent animated movies. To be fair, when the little 'Pixar' desk lamp appears at the start of…
adventure… Movie #39 2023: Shrek 2 (2004) 14 Jun 20236 Jun 2023 I've made it abundantly clear that Disney and Pixar are the cream of the crop when it comes to animation. In fact, I'd put Cartoon Saloon, Studio Ghibli (and, more…
Animation… Movie #38 2023: The Little Mermaid (2023) 12 Jun 20236 Jun 2023 Don't shoot me: I've never seen the original The Little Mermaid from 1989. Yes, I know it's one of the more universally loved Disney princess films, but I come from…
Animation… Movie #28 2023: DC League of Super-Pets (2022) 29 Apr 202326 Apr 2023 Surprise! Bet you didn't think you'd hear from me again so soon. Of course, with my long, boring spiel in my last post about how I never get to watch…
Action… Movie #25 2023: Jurassic World Dominion (2022) 28 Mar 202327 Mar 2023 Once again, we're back with another prequel/requel/existing franchise. No, that's not always a bad thing, but wouldn't you just love more originality to come out of the movie business? I…
Comedy… Movie #21 2023: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022) 20 Mar 202320 Mar 2023 There truly has been a lot of musical-to-film adapting in recent times, hasn't there? In the last few years alone we've had The Prom, Everyone's Talking About Jamie, Tick, Tick...…
adventure… Movie #20 2023: The Sea Beast (2022) 14 Mar 20238 Mar 2023 Okay, I'll let (all two of) you into a little secret: I'm writing this a few days before the Oscars ceremony. So I have no idea who got the nod…
Animation… Movie #10 2023: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) 22 Feb 202322 Feb 2023 The Best Animated Feature Film nominations are truly insane this year. Usually, it's a category that has one clear frontrunner with one dark horse following it, with the others often…
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