Wish, which has been released as part of Disney studios 100th birthday is a cute, occasionally charming but underwhelming animated musical fantasy that attempts to pay homage to Disney classics. Like many Disney and other animated features of the last few years, it’s about a feisty but uncertain young woman empowering herself through a fight with a nasty authority figure.
Read moreFor those who (like me prior to seeing this film) are complete novices in the Paw Patrol world, this is a computer animated series for youngsters that mixes Thunderbirds-style rescue adventure with the adorable cuteness of puppies. In this world, in which dogs can talk and drive cars, a very likeable group of hounds Rubble, Skye, Liberty, Chase, Zuma and
Read moreDisney/ Pixar’s Elemental is a quirky, visually inventive, animated romance that serves more as a parable of multiculturalism, race relations and acceptance than as a traditional adventure comedy. The film takes the ancient philosophical notion of the world being composed of four essential elements: earth, air, fire and water and turns them into four populations of people who the inhabit
Read moreI haven’t seen the first film in this series, 2018’s Into the Spiderverse but I was intrigued by the rapturous critical reception this animated Spiderman spin-off received. Despite movie goers being pounded like a Hulk fist by CGI superhero extravaganzas, Spiderverse apparently offered something fresh and exciting. For someone encountering this film world for the first time, the sequel, Spiderman:
Read moreFor someone like myself who is absolutely mystified by the appeal of computer games, it’s easy to overlook their cultural and economic impact. They are massively popular and increasingly infiltrating other media with adaptations like TV series The Last Of Us lauded by critics. Computer games are also big business with returns on new releases rivalling and often exceeding those
Read moreWhile it’s filled with vivid, inventive images and while it touches on important themes such as family conflict, same sex relationships and environmental preservation, the Disney animated fantasy, Strange World isn’t as engaging as it might have been. It seems as if the filmmakers weren’t sure if they wanted to create an old school sci fi adventure like Journey To
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