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Swallows and Amazons
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family FriendlySwallows and Amazons - Roger, Tatty, Susan and John are four siblings who, while on holiday, are desperate to explore a nearby island and make it their own. After persuading their reluctant mother to allow them to go alone, they sail to the…
The Book Thief
Drama, DVD Review, Period, WarThe Book Thief - In Nazi Germany, young Liesel Meminger is taken in by the kindly Hans and his stern wife, Rosa. Not fully understanding why her mother left her, she develops an obsession with reading and is thrown into life in the small town…
Christopher Robin
Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyChristopher Robin - Long ago, Christopher Robin cherished his childhood friends Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Kang, Roo, Owl and Rabbit but had to leave them behind when he was sent off to boarding school. As he grew older, Christopher…
The Meg
Action, DVD Review, For Adults, Science Fiction, TeensThe Meg - During an exploration expedition, scientists discover a deeper layer to the ocean below the Mariana Trench and with it a whole new world of never before seen marine life. Unfortunately, this includes a previously-thought-extinct enormous…
Arrietty
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Fantasy, For KidsArrietty - Young Arrietty is getting ready for her first Borrowing. Like others of her kind, she is tiny and lives inside the walls and floors of a human house, unseen. But when trying to bring home a sugar cube with her father she is spotted…
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
DVD Review, Fantasy, TeensThe Seeker: The Dark is Rising - Will Stanton is part of a large family that has recently moved from the US to England and when he turns 14 he finds out that his fate is entwined with mystical forces - the Light (good) and the Dark (evil). His…
Enemy Mine
DVD Review, For Adults, Science FictionEnemy Mine - As the war between humans and the Dracs rages on, human pilot, Willis E. Davidge, becomes stranded on a strange alien planet and discovers a Drac pilot called Jeriba in the same situation. Initially, their mutual hatred and prejudice…
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Drama, DVD Review, Science Fiction, TeensMaze Runner: The Death Cure - With their forces devastated, Thomas and the Right Arm are hitting WCKD where they can to rescue kidnapped children and look for their friend, Minho. But WCKD need Minho as their best chance of creating a cure to…
James and the Giant Peach
Action / Adventure, Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyJames and the Giant Peach - After James' parents are killed by a runaway rhino, he's sent to live with his abusive aunts who use him as their own personal slave. A meeting with a mysterious stranger causes a peach to grow to an enormous size…
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Christmas, Comedy, DVD Review, Family FriendlyHow The Grinch Stole Christmas - The people of Whoville are obsessed with celebrating Christmas. But grouchy green meany, The Grinch, who lives as an outcast, can't stand the gaudy lights, presents, and sickening cheer. Well meaning young girl,…
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Science FictionValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - Valerian and Laureline are federal agents in the 28th century. The Minister of Defence summons them to the giant, roaming space station Alpha - home to hundreds of species from across the universe…
Paddington
Comedy, Family FriendlyPaddington - In deepest Peru, an explorer finds some remarkable bears who learn English and just love marmalade. Many years later the bears' nephew sets off to find a home in London thinking he will easily find someone happy to house him. Unfortunately…