Jumanji (1995)
Dec 31, 2001Chaos-Unleashing Boardgame
A popular Robin Williams starring hit about a boardgame that unleashes jungle-themed chaos in a small town. A cute effects-driven idea that ultimately becomes an incredibly safe fantasy
Bonnie Hunt
A Bug’s Life (1998)
Jun 19, 1999Pixar Animation/Talking Insects
The second film from Pixar. One of their slighter and usually overlooked works, this is nevertheless an enjoyably eccentric reworking of The Seven Samurai set amidst a circus troupe of talking insects
The Green Mile (1999)
Dec 24, 1999Miracle-Healing Death Row Inmate/Stephen King Addaptation
Frank Darabont had a hit with the Stephen King adaptation The Shawshank Redemption. Here he makes another King adaptation about a Death Row inmate with healing powers
Cars (2006)
Jun 21, 2006Pixar Animation/Talking Vehicles
Winning animated film from Pixar based around the appealingly original idea of vehicles having personalities. The idea is spun out with considerable wit and sophistication. Two sequels followed.
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Jun 19, 2010Pixar Animation/The Secret Life of Toys
After such high standards with the previous two films, there is considerable onus on Pixar when it comes to this third entry nevertheless they manage to wring some strong new twists on the familiar
Cars 2 (2011)
Jun 23, 2011Pixar Animation/Talking Vehicles
Sequel to Pixar’s Cars. While the original was a cutely appealing concept with a gentle contemplative message, this plays as more of an out-and-out spy caper
Monsters University (2013)
Jun 21, 2013Pixar Animation/Monsters in the Closet
Pixar's creative decline began they started making these sequels. A disappointing prequel to Monsters, Inc. that recycles the cliches of the Revenge of the Nerds films and is lacking in the humour or cuteness we expect
Zootopia (2016)
Mar 12, 2016Disney Animation/World of Talking Animals
A really good Disney animated film set in a world that imagines what might happen if animals lived in cities, this is an ingenious reworking of the talking animals premise that overflows with visual ingenuity and warm humour
Cars 3 (2017)
Nov 11, 2017Pixar Animation/Talking Vehicles
Another of the weaker Pixar sequels. This lacks the fun among the anthropomorphic vehicles that its predecessors had with a hardly inspiring story about its hero feeling old and over-the-hill
Red One (2024)
Dec 27, 2024Christmas Action Film
Essentially Christmas the Action Film featuring Dwayne Johnson as Santa’s bodyguard going into action accompanied by Chris Evans as a nerdy hacker when Santa is abducted
Zootopia 2 (2025)
Feb 7, 2026Disney Animation/World of Talking Animals
Zootopia was one of Disney’s freshest animated works in a decade largely marked only by mediocrity. This is a sequel where the fantastically original world of the first film slips into being just another Disney IP
Toy Story 5 (2026)
Aug 29, 2026Pixar Animation/The Secret Life of Toys
It does seem precious the world’s leading computer animation company making a film about reliance on e-devices. Nevertheless, Pixar manages to wring something new out of the Toy Story franchise