Up until this point in Studio Ghibli history, you could count on three things – the first was that it was painfully clear that the
Tag: Animation
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
My Neighbour Totoro (1988) – Review
While animated films are usually undefeated when it comes to delivering magical, impossible worlds, delivering magical, impossible worlds is just another weekday to the vibrant
Castle In The Sky (1986) – Review
You’d think that when starting a brand new animation house, you’d want to come up with something as fiercely original as you possibly could to
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind (1984) – Review
Everything has to start somewhere, and in the case of life-enriching animation house, Studio Ghibli, it began on the winds of a post apocalyptic future.
Porco Rosso (1992) – Review
If I’m being totally honest, I didn’t really appreciate the full spectrum of animation coming out of Japan, back in the younger years. While I
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) – Review
Just because we’re in what’s can only be described as the golden age of video game adaptations, it doesn’t mean that filmmakers hoping to bring
Hoppers (2026) – Review
Has anyone felt that Pixar has gotten just a bit too safe these days? I don’t know whether it’s because their original movies are nowhere
Flushed Away (2006) – Review
Maybe I should just lighten up a bit when it comes to animated movies (especially when it comes to the more kid orientated stuff), but
Zootopia 2 (2025) – Review
When it comes to choosing crimes for Judy Hops and Nick Wilde to investigate, maybe a good place to start is figuring out why it
Zootopia (2016) – Review
It’s always been something of a towering irony that the animation house that arguably took the crown from Disney was one that actually belonged to
Marvel Zombies – Season 1, Episode 4 (2025) – Review
Anyone familiar with Bryan Andrews’ animated Marvel work will know he likes a big finish. In fact, we had three season finales worth of What
Marvel Zombies – Season 1, Episode 3 (2025) – Review
While we’ve already covered a lot of ground during the zombification of the Marvel Cinematic universe, there’s one area we haven’t yet covered – what
Marvel Zombies – Season 1, Episode 2 (2025) – Review
One of the things that stood out most about the first episode of Marvel Zombies was how sprawlingly epic it was. Of course, MCU related
Marvel Zombies – Season 1, Episode 1 (2025) – Review
Out of the many, varied tales that sprung from the MCUs first animated show, What If..?, one of the most fun by far was the
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