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…
Family… Movie #89 2022: Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001) 9 Nov 20222 Nov 2022 Yes, yes. I know. I promise this is my last Halloween/spooky season-themed movie... for a while, at least. But why not end on something sweet and nostalgic like this? I…
Animation… Movie #70 2022: Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) 4 Sep 202230 Aug 2022 It will come as no surprise that I went to see Minions: The Rise of Gru after watching the first Minions movie the other day. I mean, why else would…
adventure… Movie #204 2021: The Rescuers (1977) 22 Sep 202121 Sep 2021 Isn't it strange when a movie was made 15 years before you were born, but you distinctly remember its style as something you grew up with? The Rescuers has that…
Animation… Movie #170 2021: Wish Dragon (2021) 3 Jul 202121 Jun 2021 With clangers like Hubie Halloween and 6 Underground, everyone knows that you should always be weary when any movie comes with the heading "A Netflix Original" attached to it. Imagine…
Animation… Movie #163 2021: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) 19 Jun 202115 Jun 2021 The past year has forced many studios to adapt how they bring their films to you, there's no disputing that. Disney did something pretty unique in that the majority of…
Animation… Movie #119 2021: Madagascar (2005) 6 May 202130 Apr 2021 There’s just something about DreamWorks’ animated features that make me feel disinterested. Not only have Pixar conquered the (non-musical) animated movie world to near perfection, but smaller studios - such…
Animation… Movie #117 2021: Cars 2 (2011) 4 May 202128 Apr 2021 Happy Star Wars Day, everyone! On this lovely May the 4th I bring you... Cars 2. Could anything be further away from Star Wars in general? Probably not, I won’t…
Animation… Movie #80 2021: Meet the Robinsons (2007) 28 Mar 20215 Mar 2021 Meet the Robinsons is a rarity for Disney. Not only is it a standalone movie with no sequels to its name, but the majority of producers, writers and the director…
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