Following the events of Frozen, the kingdom of Arendelle lives in a state of peace under Queen Elsa (Idina Menzell) – but when Elsa starts hearing a singing voice calling to her from far away, she is compelled to follow … Continue reading REVIEW: Frozen II (2019)
In a magical realm divided between darkness and light, the fairy princess Marianne (Evan Rachel Wood) prepares to marry the dashing captain Roland. When he cheats on her she swears off love for good – an opinion shared by the … Continue reading REVIEW: Strange Magic (2015)
An Enoshima high school is visited by a new exchange student with unearthly psychic powers, who seems to be taking over and controlling the student body one by one. At the same time a short chain of unrequited love affects … Continue reading REVIEW: Psychic School Wars (2012)
With this year’s release of Jon Favreau’s The Lion King, Disney finally reached peak redundancy. Their series of animated classic remakes has been a resounding success in commercial terms, and indeed Favreau’s film has grossed more than US$1.6 billion in cinemas … Continue reading REVIEW: The Lion King (2019)
Il-ho is a defunct satellite originally sent into orbit to take photographs of the Korean peninsula. When she hears a young man named Kyung-chun singing down on Earth, she is compelled to land in Seoul – only to discover he … Continue reading REVIEW: The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow (2014)
The life of New York high schooler Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is thrown into disarray when he is stung by a radioactive spider and whipped up into an inter-dimensional conflict involving not one but six alternative iterations of Spider-Man. Together … Continue reading REVIEW: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Two years have passed since Andy passed over his assortment of childhood toys to a young girl named Bonnie. For most of the toys, life goes on as it always has. For Woody (Tom Hanks), however, Bonnie’s loss of interest … Continue reading REVIEW: Toy Story 4 (2019)
As winter approaches, and the Moomins prepare to hibernate until the spring, Moomintroll (Bill Skarsgård) grows concerned about what happens while he sleeps. When he wakes early he, his father Moominpappa (Stellan Skarsgård), and Little My (Alicia Vikander), and drawn … Continue reading REVIEW: Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)
Ten-year-old Morten lives unwillingly with his guardian – the ballet-obsessed Anna – while his father is away captaining a ship. When the mysterious magician Senor Cucaracha comes to town, Morten is shrunk to the size of an insect and trapped … Continue reading REVIEW: Captain Morten and the Spider Queen (2018)
Princess Iron Fan is a Chinese animated film, produced and released in 1941. That makes it the oldest animated feature in the history of Chinese cinema. It was the 12th animated feature film produced anywhere in the world, animated by a … Continue reading REVIEW: Princess Iron Fan (1941)
