Animation

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Review – ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ celebrates the character’s rich legacy

23/12/201823/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Action, Animation, Bob Persichetti, Brian Tyree Henry, Certificate: PG, Comedy, December 2018, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, John Mulaney, Kathryn Hahn, Kimiko Glenn, Liev Schreiber, Lily Tomlin, Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Peter Ramsey, Phil Lord, Rating: Pop, Rodney Rothman, Shameik Moore, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Superhero, Zoe Kravitz

The madness of Marvel’s comic book multi-verses is brought to the fore in superhero animation Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

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Review – Disney sequel ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ is full of fun, but lacking in soul

21/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Animation, Bill Hader, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Gal Gadot, John C Reilly, November 2018, Phil Johnston, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Rating: Pop, Rich Moore, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P Henson, Wreck-It Ralph

John C Reilly and Sarah Silverman return for Ralph Breaks the Internet, which is a sequel to Disney’s hugely successful Wreck-it Ralph.

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Review – ‘The Grinch’ is charmless enough to make misers of us all

11/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Angela Lansbury, Animation, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Certificate: U, Christmas, Comedy, November 2018, Pharrell Williams, Rashida Jones, Rating: Poop, Scott Mosier, The Grinch, Yarrow Cheney

Benedict Cumberbatch voices the Christmas-hating title character in Illumination Entertainment’s new animated take on The Grinch.

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Review – ‘Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us’ is an enjoyable adventure for Pokéfans

22/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adventure, Animation, Certificate: PG, November 2018, Pokemon, Pokémon The Movie: The Power of Us, Rating: Pop, Rodger Parsons, Sarah Natochenny, Tetsuo Yajima

As the world prepares for Detective Pikachu, the more conventional animated Pokémon movie franchise continues with The Power of Us.

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DVD & Blu-ray Guest Posts Reviews 

DVD Review – ‘The Littlest Reindeer’ is a perfectly acceptable kids’ film for Christmas

22/11/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Certificate: PG, Christmas, DVD, Jeff Dunham, Jennifer Westcott, John Cleese, Josh Hutcherson, Martin Short, Morena Baccarin, October 2018, Rating: Pop, Samantha Bee, The Littlest Reindeer

Josh Hutcherson and Samantha Bee star in family-friendly Christmas film The Littlest Reindeer, which is out on DVD in the UK now.

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I love Toy Story, but I am dreading Toy Story 4

12/11/2018 Patrick Wilson 1 Comment Animation, Joan Cusack, Pixar, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4

Patrick Wilson explains why he is worried about Pixar’s Toy Story 4, but not necessarily for the cynical, financial reasons you’d expect.

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Review – ‘Smallfoot’ squanders its thematic smarts with generic kiddie action

02/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Certificate: U, Channing Tatum, Comedy, Common, Danny DeVito, Gina Rodriguez, James Corden, Karey Kirkpatrick, LeBron James, Musical, October 2018, Rating: Poop, Smallfoot, Zendaya

Channing Tatum and Zendaya lead the cast of Smallfoot, which is more famous for the Zendaya is Meechee meme than for its actual story.

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Review – ‘Luis and the Aliens’ is a colourful animation for undemanding kids only

07/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Animation, August 2018, Callum Maloney, Certificate: U, Christoph Lauenstein, Comedy, Dermot Magennis, Ian Coppinger, Lea Thompson, Lucy Carolan, Luis and the Aliens, Paul Tylak, Rating: Poop, Sean McCormack, Will Forte, Wolfgang Lauenstein

This Euro animation is mostly lost in translation, but has a few nice visual gags and has just enough silliness to keep the kids excited.

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Review – ‘Teen Titans GO! To The Movies’ is a candy-coloured blast

09/08/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Aaron Horvath, Animation, August 2018, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Greg Cipes, Hynden Walch, Jimmy Kimmel, Khary Payton, Kristen Bell, Musical, Nicolas Cage, Peter Rida Michail, Rating: Pop, Scott Menville, Superhero, Tara Strong, Teen Titans, Teen Titans GO! To The Movies, Will Arnett

The superheroes of DC are skewered in cartoon form throughout Teen Titans GO! To The Movies.

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Review – ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ takes the characters on holiday and leaves the jokes behind

31/07/201805/08/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Animation, Certificate: U, Comedy, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Genndy Tartakovsky, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, Jim Gaffigan, July 2018, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin James, Molly Shannon, Rating: Poop, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi

The monster hotelier Dracula is lonely and he’s looking for love on a cruise holiday in this bland animated sequel.

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Review – ‘Incredibles 2’ just about works as a successful super-sequel

25/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Bob Odenkirk, Brad Bird, Catherine Keener, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Huck Milner, Incredibles 2, July 2018, Pixar, Rating: Pop, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Vowell, Superhero, The Incredibles

Fans have been waiting for Incredibles 2 for years, and Brad Bird has just about managed to keep Pixar’s mightiest heroes flying.

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