Category Archives: Animation

Adventure, Animation, Drama

WILDWOOD (2026): New Trailer Starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Angela Bassett,…

10 Comments

Wildwood is a new animated/adventure film starring Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay and Angela Bassett.

Directed by Travis Knight, Wildwood is the story of Prue McKeel as she sets off into the forests to find her kidnapped brother.

This looks pretty good.

As a goodie-two-shoes big sister, I can’t imagine disobeying my parents’ specific request the way Prue did. Not to say that a kidnapping still couldn’t have happened, of course.

Right now, I’m getting flashbacks of my once little brother’s joy-inducing face and shenanigans, such is the emotional precision of this trailer. I’m hoping the ending will be a happy one, which isn’t necessarily obvious from the trailer.

I’m expecting a moving and, hopefully, very satisfying film.

What is Wildwood bringing to mind for you?

Charlie Day, Jake Johnson, Awkwafina, Maherhala Ali, Jemaine Clement, Tom Waits, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal and Richard E. Grant also star.

Wildwood Release Dates: October 23rd, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

MINIONS & MONSTERS (2026): New Trailer Starring Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Allison Janney…

14 Comments

Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Allison Janney and Pierre Coffin are the stars of Minions & Monsters, the Coffin-written/directed next instalment of the adventures of the mischievous yellow troublemakers, the Minions.

The new story sees them recruiting terrifying creatures for their very own monster movie.

“Behold! The all-powerful Irene!‘ Or perhaps, Eyerene!

This silly line and the corresponding scene made me giggle. I’m definitely watching this, and I suspect it will have a similar vibe to Despicable Me 3. Because I imagine ‘Eyerene’ or the tiny monster will be fun like Balthazar Bratt, the purple-suited Michael Jackson super-fan.

Also, is it me or is the speech of the minions making more and more sense with each film? Perhaps in the twentieth movie, they’ll be speaking clear English and be easily understood.

Minions & Monsters Release Dates: July 1st, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

MINIONS & MONSTERS (2026): New Trailer Starring Zoey Deutch, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Allison Janney…

4 Comments

Minions & Monsters, written, directed by and starring Pierre Coffin; Zoey Deutch, Jeff Bridges, Allison Janney and Christoph Waltz are also among the key cast in a new Minions story that follows the mischievous yellow troublemakers.

This time, they set out to recruit terrifying creatures for their very own monster movie.

I certainly didn’t see that synopsis coming. Nor did I expect another Minions movie. How silly of me.

At this point, it’s clear, if it wasn’t already, that the Minions aren’t going anywhere. Such is the unstoppable commercial power of cuteness and the right shade of yellow.

As a former Minions obsessive (now considerably less so), I’ll still be watching. It turns out that adding monsters to the mix is just intriguing enough to pull me back in.

Is this looking promising to you, too?

Minions & Monsters Release Dates: July 1st, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

TOY STORY 5 (2026): New Teaser Trailer, Starring Conan O’Brien, Ernie Hudson, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen…

4 Comments

The new Toy Story 5 trailer is looking as fun and clever as the teaser trailer released a few months earlier suggested.

Now that you’ve seen this new trailer, I’d bet that you’re feeling just as positive about how this story will unfold as I do.

I already love the super timely premise, so bring on Woody, friends, and Lily Pad, who I imagine will end up being part of the friend group by the end.

June 2026 will be here in no time.

Tom Hanks, Conan O’Brien, Ernie Hudson, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Tony Hale and Blake Clark star while Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris direct.

Toy Story 5 Release Dates: June 19th, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews

ZOOTOPIA 2 (2025): The Things I Liked…

10 Comments

As fully expected, I had fun watching Zootopia 2. That’s easy to do when the story, animation style, and dialogue are so well put together. Thank you to the filmmaking team for the giggles, the smiles, and the escape into a wonderfully colourful animated world where everything is put right just in time, a world where a rabbit cop and her fox friend reunite to solve another complicated and perilous case.

Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, and featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Fortune Feimster, and Quinta Brunson, I say, definitely watch Zootopia 2, especially if you enjoyed Zootopia (2016).

That said, the first Zootopia remains my favourite. Partly because it is great, and partly because there’s something special about the first experience of a great thing. After all,  you never forget your first. It was also probably always going to be impossible to top the original soundtrack’s main song. It’s just too memorable, uplifting, and catchy not to miss as the new song played. 

Lastly, super silly question, but which song do you prefer?

Watch Zootopia 2 because it’s rather good.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Source: JustWatch