Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) – Review

Utilising state of the art animation to change the face of science fiction overnight doesn’t particularly sound that hard to do – especially when you

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Whisper Of The Heart (1995) – Review

When it comes to Studio Ghibli – or its early days, at least – it’s always tempting to think of it as mainly a two-man

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 9: Survival Of The Fittest (2026) – Review

While the road taken by season 2 of X-Men ’97 hasn’t been as smooth as the ride delivered by season 1, never let it be

The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (2021) – Review

Ever since Into The Spider-Verse gave modern computer generated animation a damn good shake up, there’s been a definite, coming-of-age-centric feel infused with a bunch

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 8: The Dead Man’s Hand (2026) – Review

Despite planting little teasers here and there concerning the main threat, it was starting to feel like X-Men ’97 was starting to get off-mission a

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 7: Strange Land, Savage Heart (2026) – Review

Due to its very nature of being spawned from a 90s cartoon, large chunks of X-Men ’97 are taken up with frenetic action that has

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 6: Danger.exe (2026) – Review

Grieving can be a lengthy process – especially when you’re one of the X-Men. Superheroes are renowned for clinging onto their mourning trauma for decades

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 5: Weapon X, Lies And DVDs (2026) – Review

After quartet of episodes that saw us witness the X-Men dumped all over time, the origin of Apocalypse and the epic murder of Magneto, it

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 4: Rise Of Apocalypse – Part 2 (2026) – Review

While the X-Men each display a dazzling list of abilities, one of their largest strengths seems to be able to pull off a big finish

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 3: Rise Of Apocalypse – Part 1 (2026) – Review

As we reach the final installment of X-Men ’97’s three-episode premiere, we finally catch up with those last, time-displaced, members of the X-Men. Not that

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 2: A Force To Be Reckoned With (2026) – Review

Probably one of the best virtues of the original animated series was how it mimicked the sprawling, storytelling style of Chris Claremont’s game changing story

X-Men ’97 – Season 2, Episode 1: Days Of Past Future (2026) – Review

While debate still rages about whether the MCU can ever get back to those former, glory days, there’s an argument to be made that their

Toy Story 5 (2026) – Review

To some people, the continuation of the Toy Story saga after part 3 was an uncrossable line worthy of the overwhelmingly needless fourth Indiana Jones

Pom Poko (1994) – Review

Up until this point in Studio Ghibli history, you could count on three things – the first was that it was painfully clear that the

He-Man And She-Ra: The Secret Of The Sword (1985) – Review

Oh man, remember when feature length toy adverts that you actually had to pay to see were all the rage? Obviously I’m teasing a little

Only Yesterday (1991) – Review

Just because your motion picture is made up of thousands upon thousands of individually hand-drawn pictures, it doesn’t mean you can’t be subtle with the

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) – Review

The year is 2008 and Star Wars is essentially in limbo. George Lucas’ flawed prequel saga has yet to be reassessed via decades of memes

Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin (1985) – Review

It’s the mid-eighties and with the sound of an exploding Death Star and celebrating Ewoks, the Star Wars Trilogy has come to an end with

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) – Review

By the end of the 80s, Studio Ghibli was cooking, creatively speaking, but was still finding it tough to get the appropriate amount of traction

Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) – Review

In the realms of animated history, it’s become common knowledge that Pixar has an unerring ability to leech salty tears from from even the most

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