The Incredible Hulk (2008)

The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Rating: ★★
Jun 15, 2008Comic-Book Adaptation/The Rampaging Monster Within
Sequel to the Ang Lee Hulk with Edward Norton inheriting the roles of Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Ang Lee gave the first film a visual brio but this often seems by the numbers and never too inspired

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Rating: ★★½
Mar 22, 2014Muppet Movie
The Muppets were successfully revived in The Muppets; this is a follow-up. While amiable and far snappier than the desultory 1990s Muppet films, this never truly hits any genuine laughs, leaving us with a feeling that the creative team used their best ammunition first time around

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Rating: ★★
Mar 15, 2014Animation/Time-Travelling Dog Genius and His Son
DreamWorks animated film based on an old Rocky and Bullwinkle segment about a time-travelling genius dog and his adopted human son. This takes a relentlessly content-free approach to history that strips it down to no more than a series of giddy 3D slapstick gags for the single digit age groups

Finding Dory (2016)

Finding Dory (2016)
Rating: ★★★½
Jun 25, 2016Pixar Animation/Talking Fish
Pixar have never been the same since they were overrun by sequelitis; this sequel to Finding Nemo goes a good way to recapturing their heyday. This is not perfect but has a winning array of new characters and some delightfully madcap comic set-pieces

Storks (2016)

Storks (2016)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 2, 2017Animation/Taking Birds
This did nothing for me in the promotion and pre-release. Eventually watching it, it proves far more enjoyable than expectation. It is very baby-centric but it does have a frequently off-the-wall sense of humour that is rather appealing