Many consider Paddington 2 one of the greatest family movies ever made. It is a dazzling mix of slapstick comedy, unexpected star turns, and a big heart filling the cinema with pure joy. A third adventure from the Bear was always going to be a hard act to follow, especially when the main drivers of…
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Harold And The Purple Crayon
In my distant memory, I recall reading a book about a boy who had a magic crayon that he could draw anything, and it would appear. When Harold and the Purple Crayon started with a short animated pre-credit sequence, those memories came flooding back, so there was an element of nostalgia that I could at…
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John Krasinski comes across as a really decent bloke. He came to fame as Jim in the American version of The Office. He helped us through lockdown with his Good News videos, made one of the best horrors of the 21st century in A Quiet Place, and is married to Emily Blunt, making them one…
Fast X
Trying to review Fast X is like copying the reviews of past Fast & Furious films. They have found a format that audiences enjoy and so why change things? The only real difference is that this is the start of what was supposed to be a two-part story that would end the series (although that…
The Railway Children Return
The Railway Children is one of the best-loved family films made in 1970 and directed by actor Lionel Jeffries; it has stood the test of time and is often screened on TV for a new generation to enjoy. Based on the novel by E. Nesbit, the story has been remade several times, and now we…
Peter Rabbit 2
Director: Will Gluck Starring: James Cordon, Rose Byrne, Domnhall Gleeson, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie, Lennie James, David Oyelowo Written by: Will Gluck, Patrick Burleigh and (based on the characters and tales of “Peter Rabbit”) Beatrix Potter Running Time: 93mins Cert: U Release date: 17th May 2021 In 2018, a family film was released that I…
The Call Of The Wild
Director: Chris Sanders Starring: Harrison Ford, Terry Notary, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Bradley Whitford, Karen Gillan, Jean Louisa Kelly Written by: Michael Green and (based on the novel) Jack London Running Time: 100 mins Cert: PG Release date: 19th February 2020 The current trend in cinemas at the moment is turning to classic…
Sonic The Hedgehog
Director: Jeff Fowler Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Lee Majdoub, Neal McDonough, Adam Pally Written by: Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, (characters created) Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, Hirokazu Yasuhara and Saga Running Time: 99 mins Cert: PG Release date: 14th February 2020 Last year, when the first Sonic The Hedgehog…
Dolittle
Director: Stephen Gaghan Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Buckley, Harry Collett, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez Written by: Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, Chris McKay, (screen story) Thomas Shepherd and (characters created) Hugh Lofting Running Time: 101…
Little Women
Director: Greta Gerwin Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothee Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Carrel Written by Greta Gerwin and (based on the novel) Louisa May Alcott Running Time: 135 mins Cert: U Release date: 26th December 2019 If 2019 is to…
Frozen II
Directors: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Sterling K.Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Martha Plimpton, Jason Ritter, Rachel Matthews Written by (also story) Jennifer Lee, (story) Chris Buck, Marc Smith, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Running Time: 104 mins Cert: U Release date: 22nd November 2019…
Dora And The Lost City Of Gold
Director: James Bobin Starring: Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Pena, Eva Longoria, Jeff Wahlberg, Madeleine Madden, Nicholas Coombe, Benicio Del Toro Written by: Matthew Robinson, Nicholas Stoller, (story) Tom Wheeler, (based on the series created) Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh and Eric Weiner Running Time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 9th August 2019 I have…
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