animation
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Ambitious, inventive and dazzling
December 24, 2023 | Ivan Radford
This dazzling, inventive, ambitious sequel builds on the jaw-dropping original – almost too much.Read More
VOD film review: Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
April 2, 2022 | David Farnor
Richard Linklater’s beautiful ode to childhood, creativity and possibility is a charming voyage into imagination.Read More
VOD film review: Turning Red
March 14, 2022 | Nathanael Smith
A character drama powered by a big idea, Pixar’s rare and intimate tale of puberty is terrific and deeply resonant.
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VOD film review: Flee
February 11, 2022 | Katherine McLaughlin
This exquisitely crafted animation based on a refugee’s tale is tense, unpredictable and profoundly moving.Read More
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: One of the best superhero movies ever made
April 22, 2019 | David Farnor
Wholly unique and jaw-droppingly stylish, this progressive, post-modern story of parallel realities is one of the best superhero movies ever made.Read More
VOD film review: Kubo and the Two Strings
January 19, 2017 | David Farnor
Laika’s latest is an enchanting story about the magic of story-telling.Read More
VOD film review: Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
June 1, 2015 | Nathanael Smith
A perfectly contained piece of entertainment that mines each frame for every possible laugh.Read More
VOD film review: The Iron Giant
May 7, 2015 | Mark Harrison
This heartfelt tale of a boy and his robot is a modern yet timeless classic.Read More
UK TV review: Adventure Time (Season 1 and Season 2)
December 20, 2014 | Nathanael Smith
To get a good sense of precisely why Adventure Time, a Cartoon Network show ostensibly aimed at kids, has gathered such a cult audience around the world, you only need to look at the way it ends its episodes.
Netflix UK film review: Happy Feet 2
November 21, 2014 | David Farnor
This underwhelming sequel winds up closer to Unhappy Feet.Read More
