Horton Hears A Who! (2008)
First published by Film4 Synopsis: This feature-length children’s film uses state-of-the-art CGI to imagine the mannered worlds of Dr Seuss. The voice cast includes Jim Carrey and Steve Carell. Review: When Theodor … Continue reading
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
First published by EyeforFilm If good adaptation involves a conversation between artists that respects both the similarities and the differences between them, then Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of the … Continue reading
Renaissance (2006)
First published by EyeforFilm When a talented and ambitious young geneticist called Ilona Tasuiev (voiced by Romola Garai) is violently abducted in a car park, the DA’s office turns to … Continue reading
Persepolis (2007)
First published by EyeforFilm A modern young woman enters Paris’ Orly airport, dons a veil in the bathroom, and joins a queue for flights to Tehran – but just as … Continue reading
Waltz With Bashir (2008)
Review first published by Film4 Synopsis: In Ari Folman’s feature-length animated documentary, the filmmaker and one-time soldier sets out to reconstruct his repressed memories of the First Lebanon War. Review: Documentaries are … Continue reading
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Review first published by Film4 Synopsis: There are madcap penguins, a secret arctic agency, and a grudge-bearing octopus mastermind in this 3D animated spinoff from the Madagascar franchise. Review: “I reject nature!” … Continue reading
How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Review first published by Film4 Synopsis: Dean DeBlois, co-writer and co-director of How To Train Your Dragon, flies solo with this more adult animated Viking adventure sequel. Review: In the … Continue reading
Rio 2 (2014)
Review first published by Film4 Synopsis: A family of rare blue macaws discovers it is a little less endangered in this animated, Amazon-set sequel from the makers of Ice Age. … Continue reading
Rio (2011)
Review first published by EyeforFilm It is a jungle out there in the world of animated animals, and sometimes only the fittest – or at least the fastest – survive … Continue reading
The Lego Movie (2014)
Review first published by Film4. Synopsis: Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs) bring the Lego multiverse to comic life in this animated adventure. Review: Lego’s … Continue reading
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