ClickOnline:
Kung Fu Panda 2 is the best mainstream animation of the year; crowd pleasing, effectively made and built around a solid story which isn’t merely a frame for the next sight gag or action sequence. It’s a significant step forward for Dreamworks Animation, a company which has foundered in the wake of CG behemoths Pixar by trying to forge their own niche in popcultural assaults and ‘clever’ premises like the Shrek series and Madagascar. Here, they’ve worked hard to establish their own unique world and characters in the first film and capitalised on that foundation in near perfect fashion. Perhaps the action could have been a tad more visceral but otherwise this is a fantastically entertaining and visually stunning slice of summer fun.
Does the ultra-violent new movie, Boy Kills World, glorify violence or encourage a world without it? We see the latter.
Secrets of the Neanderthals Review: The Netflix documentary unearths some new discoveries about the Neanderthals, who disappeared off the face of Earth.
Shaz from GL takes a new look into the broader themes of one of Pixar's oldest animated feature films.
Great review. just saw a screening and couldnt agree more. up there with the last Toy Story