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The Wild Robot

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date October 17 2024
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Director – Chris Sanders – 2024 – US – Cert. U – 102m ****1/2 A service robot shipwrecked on a desert island is imprinted as its mother on the mind of an orphaned gosling – out in UK and Ireland cinemas on Friday, October 18th following its screening in the London Film Festival Waking up […]

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Watership Down
(new 4K restoration)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date October 12 2024
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(new 4K restoration)
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Director – Martin Rosen – 1978 – UK – Cert. PG – 92m ***** When a young rabbit visionary foresees doom for those who remain, some of the rabbits leave their warren in search of a safer home, encountering many life-threatening perils along the way – new 4K restoration of animated feature is out in […]

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