Directors: Mark Burton and Richard Starzack Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Kate Harbour, Stanley Unwin Written by: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack and Richard Golezowski Running Time: 85 mins Cert: U Release date: 8th February 2015 Innocence is a hard thing to convey on-screen without it looking morkish or sickly sweet. Children’s films often…
Tag: animation
Big Hero 6
Directors: Don Hall and Chris Williams Starring: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr Written by: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, (based upon the characters created) Man Of Action, (head of story) Paul Briggs and Joe Mateo Running Time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 30th January…
Tinkerbell And The Legend Of The NeverBeast
Director: Steve Loter Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Lucy Liu, Mae Whitmore, Rosario Dawson, Thomas Lennon, Raven-Symoné Running Time: 76 mins Cert: U Release date: 12th December 2014 It’s hard to try and find time to catch every film that is released in this country and so I have to rely on some help. Mainly in the…
Penguins Of Madagascar
Directors: Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith Starring: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong Written by: Brandon Sawyer, (also story) John Aboud, Michael Colton, (story) Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons, (based on the characters created) Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Running Time: 92 mins Cert: U Release date: 5th December 2014 I…
The Boxtrolls
Director: Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Simon Pegg, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead Wright Written by: Irena Brignull, Adam Pava and (based on the novel “Here Be Monsters) Alan Snow Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 12th September 2014 Laika Entertainment could be looked upon as…
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Directors: Dean DeBlois. Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, T.J. Miller Written by Dean DeBlois and (based on the book series “How To Train Your Dragon”) Cressida Cowell Running time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 11th July 2014 How To Train Your Dragon was a surprise hit for…
Maleficent
Director: Robert Stromberg Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Sam Reilly Written by: Linda Woolverton, (based from the story “La Belle au bois dormant”) Charles Perrault, (based from the story “Little Briar Rose”) Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, (based from the motion picture “Sleeping Beauty”, story adaptation) Erdman Penner, (based from the motion picture “Sleeping Beauty”, screenplay) Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta….
Postman Pat: The Movie
Director: Mike Disa Starring: Stephen Manger, Jim Broadbent, David Tennant, Rupert Grint, Ronan Keating Written by: Annika Bluhm, Nicole Dubuc and Kim Fuller Running Time: 88 mins Cert: U Release date: 23rd May 2014 Once again it’s time to hand over a page to a much more experience critic than I, young Holly Smith (now aged 7). This time…
Rio 2
Director: Carlos Salanha Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Andy Garcia, Will.i.am, Bruno Mars, Leslie Mann Written by: Don Rhyman and (also characters created) Carlos Salanha Running Time: 101 mins Cert: U Release date: 4th April 2014 Once again, I am happy to hand over my reviewing to the far more professional and talented Holly…
Tinker Bell And The Pirate Fairy
Director: Peggy Holmes Starring: Pamela Adlon, Angela Bartys, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston Running Time: 78 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 Every so often I open my pages to a young and exciting new voice in the world of film criticism and after doing such a wonderful job with…
The Lego Movie
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Starring: (Voices) Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie, Jonah Hill Written by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller (story) Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman Running Time: 100 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 I have to start by giving you a word of warning…
Moshi Monsters: The Movie
Directors: Wip Vernooij and Morgan Francis Starring: Phillipa Alexander, Steve Cleverley, Rajesh David, Boris Hiestand, Tom Clarke Hill Written by: Steve Cleverley and Jocelyn Stevenson Running Time: 81 mins Cert: U Release date: 20th December 2013 As you may realise and know, there are so many films being released each week now, that it’s almost…
