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The Bad Guys 2

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date July 25 2025
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Director – Pierre Perifel Co-Director JP Sans – 2025 – US – Cert. PG – 104m **** A criminal gang of animals led by a wolf mastermind attempts to go straight but are extorted into doing one last job – animated feature sequel is out in UK cinemas on Friday, July 25th Like its predecessor, […]

Animation Features Movies

Wallace & Gromit
Vengeance Most Fowl

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date December 16 2024
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Directors – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham – 2024 – UK – Cert. U – 79m ***** Feathers McGraw returns to wreak havoc with Wallace’s latest invention, robotic garden smart gnomes – out in UK cinemas on Wednesday, December 18th 2024, on the BBC on Christmas Day, and on Netflix from Friday, January 3rd 2025 Opening […]

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Animation Features Live Action Movies

Hundreds
of Beavers

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date July 6 2024
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Director – Mike Cheslik – 2022 – US – Cert. 12 – 108m ***1/2 A ruined drinks purveyor reduced to hunting beavers (played by actors in onesies) attempts to kill the amount required to buy a trader’s daughter’s hand in marriage – visually astonishing slapstick comedy is out in UK and Ireland cinemas on Tuesday, […]

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Documentary Features Live Action Movies

Big Banana Feet

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Post date May 10 2024
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Director – Murray Grigor – 1976 – UK – Cert. 12 – 77m ****1/2 The camera follows comedian Billy Connolly to Dublin and Belfast for the final dates of his 1975 tour – 2K restoration is out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 10th, and on BFI Blu-ray/DVD (Dual Format Edition) and digital from Monday, […]

Animation Features Movies

Monsters, Inc.

Directors – Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich – 2001 – US – Cert. U – 92m The eponymous corporation employs one-eyed, green Mike Wazowski (voice: Billy Crystal) and big, all-over blue hairy James P. Sullivan (voice: John Goodman) to terrify kids, processing their screams into energy for use in the monster world’s power plants. […]

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A Childless Village (Sonsuz)

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Post date November 23 2022
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Director – Reza Jamali – 2022 – Iran – Cert. – 81m **** A village’s documentary filmmaker returns to the subject of local infertility for which the village’s women beat him up two decades ago – gentle comedy premieres in the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 20 years ago, Kazem made a film about […]