Category Archives: Animation

Win A Copy Of Long Way North On DVD

October 10, 2016 no comments
In association with Soda Pictureswe are offering the chance to win a copy of Long Way North on DVD. Having won the coveted Audience Award at the 2015 Annecy International Animation Festival, the film...

Halo: The Fall Of Reach

December 4, 2015 no comments
It is invariably a sign of a good franchise when it starts to expand its horizons. The Halo series of games has become the highest selling game across the Xbox platforms. This enabled the property to...

Hotel Transylvania 2 Lacks Deep Bite

November 26, 2015 no comments
Adam Sandler has become something of a punching bag for movie critics. Although his films generally receive negative reviews there is no denying his box office appeal. In 2012 he lent his voice to an...

2018: The Virus

October 11, 2015 no comments
Advancements in technology have made filmmaking more accessible for amateurs. You’d be hard pressed to find someone without a camera on their phone with Editing software readily available on most PCs...

How To Train Your Robot

September 1, 2015 no comments
Every so often you come across a rather splendid example of a short film. My latest find is the two-minute short How to train your robot. It is a simple tale based on a scene from the Hugh Jackman fi...

Pixels – Short Film

August 10, 2015 no comments
With the forthcoming UK cinema release of Pixels this week it is an opportune moment to look back at the 2010 short film that inspired the feature. The inventive short was directed by Patrick Jean. 

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water

August 7, 2015 no comments
I figured I had grown out of the humour of SpongeBob. Having watched the series and the first film mainly due to my kids loving it (honest!), I thought that the sequel would be a bit hit and miss. Su...