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  • Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget (2023)
    Review preview for Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget

    The action element of the film has the enjoyable verve of the original, particularly when the mechanics of the nugget-maker are involved, but the lack of a tight focus on characters in one place makes the emotional heart of the matter more diffuse.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    The chickens are forced to leave their idyllic haven when one of their young runs off to a high-security chicken funland.
  • Flushed Away (2006)
    Review preview for Flushed Away

    Exciting, adventurous, and flush with visual and verbal gags

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A pet mouse flushed down a toilet struggles to find his way home, encountering all manner of adventures along the way.
  • ParaNorman (2012)
    Review preview for ParaNorman

    Overall the characters fail to transcend their archetypes, despite Kodi Smit-McPhee anchoring the film with real emotion.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    A misunderstood boy is the only one who can save his town from an ancient curse.
  • The Tale Of Despereaux (2008)
    Review preview for The Tale Of Despereaux

    I found myself transported back to a time when I truly believed there was every possibility that I would grow up to be a princess.

    Robyn Jankel · 4 out of 5
    A brave little mouse sets out to rescue a princess.

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