This anime-style journey to Middle Earth dials back on risk and charm to robustly tell a simple tale of good versus evil.
Although it doesn’t quite soar to the heights of the original, there’s a lot to enjoy in this delightful sequel.
Chris Sanders crafts an expressive, visually striking fable about a robot forced to adapt to the environment of an uninhabited island.
By Joel Oiku
Michael Morpurgo‘s beloved children's novel gets an animated adaptation, courtesy of Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
Another chunk of glossy, silly content rolls out for the Steve Carell-fronted behemoth animation franchise.
New emotions arise in Kelsey Mann's charming sequel to Pixar's 2015 hit about the internal machinations of an American tweenager.
Another lacklustre animated foray into the lasagne-smeared world of Jim Davis’ most famous comic creation.
A dog creates a robot friend for himself in Pablo Berger's intricate, amazing silent animation.
A ripe set-up in which a family of ducks migrate in the wrong direction is squandered in this haphazard and empty family animation.
By Mark Asch
Less a swansong and more a heronsong from the Japanese maestro Hayao Miyazaki, a mystical and ambitious message of hope for the future.
The very-belated reformation of US boyband NSYNC is the central hook for this day-glo second sequel to the surprisingly beloved Trolls franchise.
The manga that brought basketball to Japan gets a new adaptation which thrillingly embodies the sport’s high-flying action.
The pizza-loving, wisecracking anthropomorphic reptiles receive a substantial facelift in this charming animated outing, which embraces their adolescent spirit.
Opposites attract in Pixar's take on the rom-com, but a tendency to play it safe means that Peter Sohn's sparky sophomore feature never quite ignites.
Charming, if slight Dreamworks animated feature in which a kraken hides in plain sight as a gawky teen high-schooler in the run-up to prom.
By Leila Latif
Miles Morales returns as the web-slinging hero of Brooklyn in this smart sequel which defies expectations.
Makoto Shinkai's third feature continues his fantastical vision with a teenage girl who accidentally opens a magical portal, but fails to make the same impact as Your Name and Weathering With You.
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