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Kensuke’s Kingdom
Animated, Drama, Family Friendly, For KidsKensuke's Kingdom - Michael's family want a new start, undertaking a boating journey around the world. But after a storm hits, Michael and dog Stella are swept overboard. Awaking on a remote island, the pair struggle to find food, water, and…

Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Animated, DVD Review, Fantasy, For KidsMary and the Witch's Flower - When she finds some strange flowers in a nearby forest, Mary discovers a magical school and is mistakenly made a pupil there by headmistress, Madam Munblechook. However, when it is discovered that she is not actually…

Only Yesterday
Animated, Drama, Family Friendly, Netflix (UK), RomanceOnly Yesterday - Taeko, a 27 year old office worker from Tokyo, spends her vacation getting away from it all by helping a farming community in the countryside. As she grows closer to Toshio, she remembers key moments from her childhood. Has…

Modest Heroes
Animated, Drama, Family Friendly, Netflix (UK)Modest Heroes - An anthology movie where three sets of characters try to make the best of the situations that life throws at them. Whether you are tiny people living underwater, a school boy with a severe allergy, or someone that people literally…

Pearl Harbor
Action, DVD Review, For Adults, Period, Romance, Teens, WarPearl Harbor - Two friends, Rafe and Danny, who have grown up together, enlist into the US air force during the early days of World War II. At Pearl Harbor, Rafe falls in love with nurse, Evelyn, but when he is shot down and presumed dead while…

My Neighbours The Yamadas
Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For KidsMy Neighbours The Yamadas - A series of slice of life vignettes about the Yamada family. Whilst they may bicker, argue, and be constantly forgetful, the family love each other and come through whatever may be thrown at them.
My Neighbours The…

Kiki’s Delivery Service
Animated, Comedy, Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyKiki's Delivery Service - As is tradition for a witch in training, Kiki leaves her family home for a year long mission to find her skill and establish her craft. She quickly settles in a town and decides to start up a delivery service business.…

Whisper Of The Heart
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, RomanceWhisper Of The Heart - Shizuku spends all her time in the library, but when she realises that she has been beaten to almost every book by a boy, her curiosity is peaked. When she wanders off the beaten track and discovers a beautiful cat statuette…

The Cat Returns
Action / Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family Friendly, For KidsThe Cat Returns - When ordinary schoolgirl, Haru, rescues a cat from almost being run over she is astonished to learn that not only can it walk, but it can talk! The saved cat reveals himself a royal Prince, and his father, the Cat King, is…

Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyNausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind - In the distant future, the age of civilisation has crumbled due to the unstoppable spread of the poisonous 'toxic forest'. Living inside the deadly woodlands are huge mutated insects that will kill if enraged.…

Kamikaze Girls
Comedy, DVD Review, For AdultsKamikaze Girls - Momoko is not a typical teen. She seems incapable of feeling anything beyond loving the fashion and gender stereotypes of the long past French Rococo era. She dresses in lavish lace dresses, but can't afford her habit. When…

The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya
Animated, Drama, Family Friendly, For KidsThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya - Discovered inside a glowing bamboo stalk by a local bamboo cutter, a miraculous baby, named 'Princess' by the cutter, grows at an extraordinary rate, often before people's eyes. Full of life, she makes many…