Alice in Wonderland demanded a sequel. Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016, USA) begins where Wonderland left off. The connection with the past isn’t left there. There’s a whole story about the past. After again escaping the real world, Alice is back in Underland. Her mission is to save the Mad Hatter’s family because the Hatter…

There’s a love story in Beatrix Potter bio Miss Potter (2006; UK). Miss Potter is about the beautiful imagination—Beatrix Potter’s illustrated animal creations, with a story. There’s also a lovely love story in this film. Beatrix and her publisher are at first on working relations. The publisher Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor) supervises her first book,…

Birth of a Nation is here. African Americans in the film industry have been making movies or a career out of movies that deal with racism and racial justice. Their purpose goes beyond making a career, to make an impact in society. October 7 This day is an eventful day at the cinema this year.…

The video game Ratchet & Clank has come to the big screen as a science fiction family animation and is now on DVD. Ratchet is a “Lombax”, with a cat-like face and human body and tail. Perhaps this does sound like the animation equivalent of the half-man, half-beast from Greek mythology. But he’s hardly as…

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