February 2020 Watchlist: 32 highlights and UK TV air dates for this month

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More

The fantasy of flight: Porco Rosso and Miyazaki’s lifelong obsession

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2015.

Miyazaki’s obsession with flight is evident throughout his films. … Read More

Tension and balance: Environmental optimism and Laputa: Castle in the Sky

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2014.

Think back to the physics you were taught as … Read More

Auteur for hire: The ‘real’ world of Kiki’s Delivery Service

Realism isn’t a word that is commonly applied to Miyazaki, but this coming-of-age tale is a stunningly simple achievement.Read More

Nature and Shintoism: The universal religion of My Neighbour Totoro

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2014.

“Back then, man and trees were friends.” – … Read More

Astonishment and empathy: The magic of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2014.

Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary animator celebrated by a Blu-ray … Read More

10 episodes of The Next Generation to watch before Star Trek: Picard

With Star Trek: Picard now on our screens, Patrick Stewart is back in the uniform of Jean-Luc Picard for the first time in 18 years. Well, almost: when we catch up with the retired Starfleet legend, he’s retired and living … Read More

MyFrenchFilmFestival launches 2020 line-up

After 10 million plays in 2019, MyFrenchFilmFestival, the world’s first online French-language film festival, is back for 2020. The festival comprises a collection of features and shorts, subtitled in 10 languages and available all around the world from 16th January … Read More

Star Trek: Picard: Boldly going to new, old frontiers

“I came here to find safety, but one is never safe from the past.” Those are the words of Jean-Luc Picard, 18 years after we last saw him in action as the captain of the USS Starship Enterprise in the … Read More

Disney+ announces new UK launch date and pricing

Disney+ is coming to the UK a little bit sooner than expected with a new release date announced by the House of Mouse.

Disney’s new subscription streaming service has been in the works for some time, as the company looks … Read More