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UK Film Review
- Aug 19, 2018
- 2 min
Tavolsag short film
★★★★ Directed by: Mohammad Malak
Starring: Tamas Kiss, Dzsennifer Vattai
Animated Film Review by: Rachel Pullen Being in love is pretty cool, let's face facts we all get a high off it, caught up in the power and thrill that one other person can give you, and what you can also give them, but it’s important that you don’t take that for granted. We always realise that when we are apart, they say that distance makes the heart grow fonder, or something like that (I’m not really i
UK Film Review
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Incredibles 2 film review
★★★ Directed by Brad Bird Starring Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Vowell, Catherine Keener, Huck Milner, Bob Odenkirk Film Review by George Wolf I'm no math whiz, but 2004 seems somewhere close to 14 years ago. You wouldn't know it from Incredibles 2, where no time has passed. Kicking off right where the original left off, the long-awaited sequel delivers just enough of the same charm to stave off some stale odors. The super-powered Parr family has be
UK Film Review
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min
Not the End of the World short film
Written, Directed and Animated by: Jack Bennett Narrated by: Mike Skinner Short Film Review by: Hannah Sayer The premise for Jack Bennett’s latest animated short film is a school scenario which will seem familiar to many. Not the End of the World is a genuinely funny and entertaining short film which proves Bennett’s talent for writing, directing and animation. Not the End of the World follows Joe Connoly (voiced by Chris Ashby) as he wakes up to what he expects to be a norma
UK Film Review
- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
Lu Over the Wall film review
★★★ Directed by Masaaki Yuasa Starring Kanon Tani, Shota Shimoda, Christine Marie Cabanos Film Review by Rachel Willis To give away too much of the plot of Lu Over the Wall would be to steal the joy of experiencing this unique, quirky film. Director Masaaki Yuasa has crafted a sweet fantasy that explores the moving friendship between a boy and a mermaid. The first half of the film offers an unpredictable journey that follows Kai as he gets to know the buoyant Lu. Along for th
UK Film Review
- Feb 14, 2018
- 2 min
Peter Rabbit film review
★★★★ Directed by Will Gluck Starring James Corden, Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki Film Review by Christie Robb Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, some gatecrashing, a tense dude named McGregor, and a pervasive lack of pants. But Will Gluck’s Peter Rabbit is a bit of a departure from Beatrix Potter’s twee kids’ books. And you might think, ugh, not another attempt to lengthen and embellish a piece of classic literature
UK Film Review
- Jan 21, 2018
- 4 min
Coco animated film review
★★★ Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina Starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Jaime Camil, and Renee Victor Animated Film Review by Niall Maggs Coco is about a young, aspiring musician called Miguel who enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, who is a legendary singer. What follows is an hour and forty-five minutes of harmless fun, and another solid entry into Pixar's great catalogue of successful animated
UK Film Review
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
Rise of the Guardians Christmas film review
★★★★ Directed by Peter Ramsey
Starring Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Paul Bettany, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher Christmas Film Review by Chris Olson As interpretations go, Peter Ramsey's version of childhood's most iconic characters (based on a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire and a book by William Joyce) is pretty daring in Rise of the Guardians. A tattooed Santa (Alec Baldwin), an aggressive Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), a mute Sandman, a wondrously colourful Tooth Fairy (Isla F
UK Film Review
- Oct 6, 2017
- 2 min
Hedgehog's Home short animated film
Scripted and Directed by Eva Cvijanović Based on the short story by Branko Ćopić Narrated by Kenneth Welsh BFI London Film Festival 2017 Review by Chris Olson It's been a big year for animation, with some impressive animated films taking to cinemas and delivering on a sliding scale of talent. It has also been a year where certain animated movies have massively disappointed critics and audiences. Recent examples include The Emoji Movie, The Boss Baby, and to some extent Despic
UK Film Review
- Sep 28, 2017
- 3 min
Liyana documentary
★★★★★ Directed by Amanda Kopp & Aaron Kopp Starring Gcina Mhlophe BFI London Film Festival Review by Chris Olson You have not seen anything like this. A unique and masterful hybrid of storytelling conventions, filmmakers Amanda Kopp and Aaron Kopp deliver a documentary like no other with Liyana, a story stitched together by orphaned children in Swaziland. Running parallel with the footage of the enthusiastic kids is animation of the tale they are creating. What ensues is a ta
UK Film Review
- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
Special Snowflake short film
Directed by Alan Harding Starring David Soltura, Andrew Whelbig Short Film Review by Jack Gibbs An America inhabited by strange, blue humanoid creatures, a young boy touched by powers beyond mortal comprehension, a series of absurdities and curiosities seen through the lens of an old camcorder and showing a land of the free that is patently baffling in more ways than one. This is the image that short film Special Snowflake presents to us, and if nothing else the resulting pro
UK Film Review
- Aug 30, 2017
- 5 min
Your Name
★★★ Directed by Makoto Shinkai Starring Mone Kamishiraishi, Kamiki Ryusnosuke, Masami Nagasawa, Etsuko Ichihara, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yuuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kaito ishikawa, Kanon Tani Film Review by Jack Gibbs One day, rural girl Mitsuha Miyamizu (Mone Kamishiraishi) and city kid Taki Tachibana (Kamiki Ryunosuke) find themselves inexplicably swapping bodies at random. At first, this sudden occurrence serves as a strange but amusing diversion, with the two kids using it to live
UK Film Review
- Aug 22, 2017
- 2 min
Walk short film
Directed by David Rock Animated Film Review by Chris Olson The craft of animation is a painstaking process that has demanded more and more from filmmakers as the genre has been exponentially explored by some of the best in the movie industry. Stop-motion in particular has seen some recent gems, including (but not limited to) Kubo and the Two Strings, My Life as a Courgette, and Anamolisa. The arduous nature of making a stop-motion movie often garners a great deal of respect f
UK Film Review
- Aug 4, 2017
- 7 min
The Emoji Movie
★ Directed by Tony Leondis Starring T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Sofía Vergara, Film Review by Jack Gibbs The simplest questions are often the most profound. In the immortal words of the Bard, brevity is the soul of wit, and from this thing's conception to release one short, enduring question was on the tongues of those who followed its development with abject disbelief and those who left theatres with ashen faces and mortified minds. Why? Why, in another hapless bi
UK Film Review
- Jun 6, 2017
- 2 min
The Secret Princess animated film
★ Directed by Segun Williams Starring Cuppy Otedola, Martin O’Whyte, Tope Adeloye Animated Film Review by Andrew Galvin This is not an easy review to write. The creators of animation The Secret Princess have posted copious behind the scenes footage on YouTube, to show just how much work has gone into its production. Director Segun Williams is on a quest to tell an African love story with very little money. It’s a shame then that there is nothing to recommend the film, and har
UK Film Review
- May 27, 2017
- 2 min
Fine Dining short film
Written & Directed by Usher Morgan Starring Joel Bernard and Elyse Price Short Film Review by Chris Olson A character transplant from Transylvania in Usher Morgan's stylish short film, Fine Dining which takes the infamous cafe scene from Quentin Tarrantino's classic Pulp Fiction and swaps out the man and woman for a male vampire (Joel Bernard) and female vampire (Elyse Price). Instead of being forlorn with robbing liquor stores, our fanged male protagonist is fed up with drin
UK Film Review
- May 21, 2017
- 3 min
My Life as a Courgette
★★★★★ Directed by Claude Barras Starring Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz Animated Film Review by Chris Olson Stop-motion animated film, My Life as a Courgette (original French title Ma vie de Courgette), is a stunning piece of exquisite filmmaking, directed by Claude Barras and based on the novel by Gilles Paris. It tells the turbulent story of Icare or Courgette (Gaspard Schlatter) as he prefers to be called, who ends up in an orphanage af
UK Film Review
- Mar 20, 2017
- 3 min
Torrey Pines animated film review
★★★★★ Directed by Clyde Peterson Starring Webster Crowell & Kimya Dawson Animated Film Review by Chris Olson Like a vibrant odyssey through identity and sexuality, Clyde Peterson’s autobiographical stop-motion film Torrey Pines is one of the most sumptuous animated films in recent years, in terms of gorgeous visuals to feast on, weighty themes to chew on, and a universality to be consumed by. Telling the true story of Peterson’s experiences as a youngster, who ended up on a r
UK Film Review
- Mar 19, 2017
- 2 min
LeSeurdmin animated film
★★★★ Directed by Nicholas De Fina Starring Drew Current, Sam Pink, & Rasheeda Moore Animated Film Review by Chris Olson In 2016, Deadpool gave us the first foul-mouthed superhero film to go big in a mainstream way. Its crude caper appeal was a refreshing break from the smorgasbord of superhero films that have clogged up cinema slates for the last few years. Whilst there is still a huge appetite for Marvel, and to a lesser extent DC, films that use their comic characters in th
UK Film Review
- Feb 11, 2017
- 3 min
The LEGO Batman Movie
★★★★ Directed By: Chris McKay
Starring: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, Ralph Fiennes
Animated Film Review by Jack Bottomley When The Lego Movie arrived in 2014 it was met with heaps of cynicism and why wouldn’t it be? In an era where emojis are getting their own movie, why would people expect a branded movie from a toy company to be anything else but a big screen advert? Well, if all adverts were this much fun, we’d never leave our homes, The L
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