NewsFantasy
Wonder Park (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng].
It sort of feels sacrilegious in browbeating what appears to be an innocuous children’s animated film about a young girl’s wild imagination to…
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animation
March 2019
NewsFantasy
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
Training an animated dragon after two successful previous films while appeasing the appreciative audience is the easy part. However, reaching the trilogy status…
February 2019
NewsFilms
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
Well, ‘The Lego Movie’ film franchise can at least say that it had its playful run throughout the years since the original blueprint became a…
December 2018
NewsAnime/manga
20th Annual Animation Show Of Shows (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
There are two or three annual films showing generally in art house theatres. They are collections of animated films that go on tours.…
September 2017
NewsFantasy
The Lego Ninjago Movie (film review by Frank Ochieng)
The Lego film franchise had a nice run in its first two outings. The phenomenal response to 2014’s ‘The Lego Movie’ and, earlier this year, the popular…
May 2016
NewsScifi
Ratchet & Clank (film review from Frank Ochieng).
A popular PlayStation-era game is the frivolous foundation for the kiddie sci-fi action-oriented animation adventure ‘Ratchet & Clank’ that makes it a playful stamp on…
September 2015
NewsFilms
The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows (2015) (Mark’s take).
After candy and dinosaurs, one thing that everybody seems to love is animated films. There is just something about an animated film. We…
March 2014
NewsFantasy
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Babyboomers may understandably embrace their nostalgic childhood roots when being treated to the simple cartoon tale of a boy and his dog…wait…make that…
January 2014
NewsFantasy
The Nut Job (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Today’s kiddies really do not realise how some of their contemporary cartoon icons fail to measure up to the creativity, cleverness and carefree…
April 2013
NewsComics
Shaun The Sheep… setting a high baaaa?
Studiocanal are to team up with Aardman Animations to produce the movie debut of their animated character, Shaun The Sheep. First seen in…
October 2012
NewsScifi
Frankenweenie film review (Frank’s Take).
Luscious and skillfully presented, filmmaker Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ is a highly exquisite black-and-white stop motion animated 3D creepy caper that radiates in wicked-minded…
September 2012
NewsHorror
Hotel Transylvania film review (Frank’s Take).
Checking out at ‘Hotel Transylvania’ is definitely a preferable prospect as opposed to checking in. This lackluster 3D animated feature may be chuckle-worthy…