Astro Boy is based on the Manga of the same name. I'm not familiar with the character so I don't know how accurate this adaptation is but the film is good and has an underpinning theme of belonging.

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The voice cast are all great, most...

We’ve all felt at times that we just don’t fit in and if you’re like me, you’ve always dreamed since you were a teenager that your unpublished genius and insightful critiques of the world would one day be the toast of the literary world.

So has Nick Twisp (Michael ...

People do all sorts of things when they’re desperate.  They lie, cheat and steal and apparently if they’re a bunch of Irish no marks, they try to hijack shipments of erectile dysfunction medication. 

Four bored and hopeless friends in rural “oirland” long...

From the very opening scene La Danse is a beautiful and delicious experience, taking you behind the curtain at the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the most renowned ballet companies in the world. The dialogue is almost entirely in French, transporting the audience to rehearsals, fund-raising planni...

Loosely based on John Carlin’s book ‘Playing the Enemy’, the film tells of how the South African rugby team, the Springboks, embarked on a seemingly impossible quest to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup in a hope that it will unite a divided nation. Mandela (Morgan Freeman, of course...

If you went by the posters, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Precious was an upbeat film full of sunshine and light.  But it’s only uplifting because it first takes you as low as it’s possible to go.  When you hit rock bottom, even the merest glimmer of light at the...