Family

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Safari Detective review – kids versus rhino poachers in warm-hearted adventure
A seven-year-old boy hits the trail of the bad guys with guns in this family movie which has lots for curious kids to pick up on, even if the PG jeopardy pulls no punches

Cath Clarke

17, Mar, 2024 @7:19 PM

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Combat Wombat: Double Trouble review – evil tech genius takes over pre-schoolers cartoon
An overly fast animation about a chameleon taking over the world with computer wizardry feels bizarrely inappropriate for children under five

Cath Clarke

02, Mar, 2024 @9:17 AM

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The Jungle Bunch World Tour review – a deranged beaver wreaks havoc in basic animated sequel
This follow-up to the 2017 French children’s film is notable only for the self-defeating mission of its baddie – and some age inappropriate subplots

Wendy Ide

11, Feb, 2024 @11:30 AM

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The Jungle Bunch: World Tour review – second time around for kooky animal toon
Frenetic adventures of tiger-striped penguin and chums resume in sequel that might appeal to the under-fives

Cath Clarke

05, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Migration review – zany ducks-in-the-city adventure from White Lotus’ Mike White
Co-scripted by White (a vegan), and superbly voiced by the likes of Awkwafina and David Mitchell, this family comedy about migrating ducks is a fun ride with clipped wings

Cath Clarke

31, Jan, 2024 @11:00 AM

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The Tiger’s Apprentice review – comfort-food fantasy animation is all about Team Cat
Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Sandra Oh are among the all-star voices in this likable but generic story of a San Francisco teen and a posse of animal shapeshifters

Leslie Felperin

30, Jan, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Orion and the Dark review – Charlie Kaufman surprises with Netflix kids’ animation
The Eternal Sunshine and Being John Malkovich screenwriter has adapted a picture book for his debut family film about being afraid of the dark

Peter Bradshaw

29, Jan, 2024 @5:00 PM

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The Underdoggs review – Snoop Dogg turns kids’ team coach in wholesome sports comedy
Snoop plays a former sports star who takes on losing pee-wee outfit in a charming comedy that has more than a passing resemblance to Bad News Bears

Leslie Felperin

27, Jan, 2024 @9:00 AM

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Tim Dowling: I have the house to myself … so whose are those shoes in the hall?
My wife sends me a picture of a French hotel room. I send her one of four hungover young adults eating lunch at our kitchen table

Tim Dowling

30, Dec, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Die Hard and Carry On? Britain’s most-aired films over Christmas revealed
Analysis of five decades of festive TV schedules shows that only one in eight films were Christmas-related

Carmen Aguilar García, Viktor Sunnemark, Michael Goodier and Lucy Swan

24, Dec, 2023 @7:00 AM

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‘Hypnotically terrible’: readers on 15 so-bad-they’re-brilliant Christmas movies
Whether you want to watch the story of a killer shark, a royal romance or a long-eared donkey, these films have got you covered

Guardian readers

21, Dec, 2023 @5:00 AM

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The Boy and the Heron review – Miyazaki’s mysterious, magical fantasy on grief and meaning
Acclaimed animator’s unexpected return explores profound pain, relationships and elements of his own past in the company of typically surreal characters

Peter Bradshaw

20, Dec, 2023 @7:00 AM

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