MOANA 2 Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: David G Derrick jr, Jason Hand, Dana Leydoux Miller Stars: voices of Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rose Matafeo, Hualalai Chung, David Fane, Alan Tudyk, Tofiga Fepulea’i, Awhimai Fraser, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger. Moana 2 is a largely unnecessary sequel to the 2016 animated film, which has become one of Disney's …
THE WILD ROBOT
THE WILD ROBOT Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Chris Sanders Stars: voices of Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Catherine O'Hara, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames, Stephanie Hsu. School holidays are once again upon us, and there are plenty of options for some family friendly films to enjoy with Harold And The Purple Crayon, the Australian film Runt, and the animated origins story of …
BOOKWORM
BOOKWORM Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ant Timpson Stars: Nell Fisher, Elijah Wood, Michael Smiley, Vanessa Stacey, Morgan O'Reilly. Bookworm is the sophomore directorial feature from New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, who is better known as a writer and producer on a number of weird and often gory horror film such as The Greasy Strangler and The ABCs Of Death, etc. Bookworm is more of a family friendly …
DESPICABLE ME 4
DESPICABLE ME 4 Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage Stars: voices of Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Sofia Vergara, Steve Coogan, Stephen Colbert, Joey King, Pierre Coffin, Chloe Fineman, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan. The Despicable Me series, created by French filmmaker Pierre Coffin, has developed and expanded over the past 14 years, and the franchise …
THE GARFIELD MOVIE
THE GARFIELD MOVIE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mark Dindal Stars: voices of Chris Pratt, Samuel L Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillen, Jeff Foxworthy, Snoop Dogg, Alicia Grace. Garfield, the lazy, pizza and lasagne loving cat created by cartoonist Jim Davis 48 years ago has become part of pop culture. He has appeared in a daily comic strip …
ROBOT DREAMS
ROBOT DREAMS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pablo Berger Almost wordless, Robot Dreams is an unexpected delight and quite charming animated film that captures the spirit of those silent films of yesteryear. Robot Dreams is a touching ode to friendship, connection, the pain of loss, and the need to move on in life. It’s not surprising that the film was nominated for an Oscar. The film is set in …
