Madagascar (2005)
Jun 19, 2005Animation/Talking Animals
Enjoyably silly DreamWorks animated film concerning a group of talking zoo animals that are released into the wilds of Africa for the first time. This spawned a series of sequels
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Feb 3, 2008Murderous Barber Musical
Tim Burton takes on the film version of the Stephen Sondhiem musical about a murderous barber, featuring Johnny Depp in the title role. But disappointingly, Burton still makes the same film he always does
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Dec 12, 2008Animation/Talking Animals
A reasonable sequel to DreamWorks' Madagascar that this time actually takes the characters to Africa where it determines to give each of them their own story
Hugo (2011)
Dec 15, 2011Children's Film/Georges Melies Tribute
Martin Scorsese’s venture into making a children’s film is a beautiful production but must have been a studio nightmare – while they try to sell it as a magical fantasy film, Scorsese wants to pay tribute to silent filmmaker Georges Melies
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Jun 6, 2012Animation/Talking Animals
The Madagascar series was a cute idea first time around but has been stretched more than its worth by the sequels. Nevertheless, this works at you with a colourful light-heartedness that is hard to resist
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Jun 4, 2016Alice in Wonderland Sequel
Sequel to the 2010 Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland. This has even less in common with Lewis Carroll's book sequel than its predecessor did – a total of two scenes. The sets and effects are just pretty eye candy
Luca (2021)
Jun 26, 2021Pixar Animation/Merboy’s Adventures on Land
A Pixar offering that is an enjoyable work about merpeople/human friendship but this also sits on the B-rung of their films along with Onward and The Good Dinosaur