Animation… Movie #24 2021: The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) 30 Jan 202122 Jan 2021 Two Studio Ghibli movies in one month? What a treat! Perhaps slightly less lauded than Princess Mononoke is The Secret World of Arrietty, which is also known as simply Arrietty…
Animation… Movie #4 2021: Brave (2012) 10 Jan 20215 Jan 2021 Onto the second animated 'first watch' of 2021. It feels as though there's no better time to start catching up on animated films I may have missed along the way,…
Animation… Movie #1 2021: Princess Mononoke (1997) 7 Jan 20214 Jan 2021 We're back to square one! The first movie of 2021; the first movie in a batch of first watches for me in a new year. To say I'm excited about…
Comedy… Movie #356 2020: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 21 Dec 202029 Dec 2020 Couldn't resist. I loved Gremlins so much that I had to watch the sequel immediately afterwards. They're infectious!... in more ways than one. As this second instalment took six years…
christmas… Movie #355 2020: Gremlins (1984) 20 Dec 202029 Dec 2020 Gremlins is a Christmas film. Sorry, that's just facts. Gizmo himself is a Christmas present from Billy's father, so put that in your pipe and smoke it. We are immersed…
Animation… Movie #351 2020: The Grinch (2018) 16 Dec 202029 Dec 2020 Remakes. Who needs 'em? Actually, some are warranted, aren't they? Specifically, I'm thinking of Ocean's Eleven. But did we need another Grinch? The Grinch is a well-known and pretty iconic…
christmas… Movie #346 2020: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) 11 Dec 202029 Dec 2020 Another day, another Netflix original movie. Amirite? The speed at which they churn these things out is actually insane, but we all know that sometimes their pace means they skimp…
christmas… Movie #325 2020: Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012) 23 Nov 202022 Nov 2020 A Christmas... sequel?! Yep, joining the likes of Home Alone and The Santa Clause with their ongoing list of follow-up films comes Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger. British as…
Comedy… Movie #319 2020: Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020) 20 Nov 202018 Nov 2020 I told you it was coming: some unadulterated, teen, fantasy fun. Vampires vs. the Bronx is yet another movie that Netflix have been able to churn out this year, regardless…
Action… Movie #305 2020: Secret Society of Second Born Royals (2020) 13 Nov 202011 Nov 2020 Remember when I said there needed to be more Disney original live action à la Halloweentown? Well, I decided to give this one a go because I really meant it.…
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