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When Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave debuted in 1995, Aardman didn't know that a supporting character would become a breakout success. After making his first appearance 24 years ago, Shaun the Sheep has gone on to star in his own TV…

Well I think we can safely forget about Brave and consider it a blip on Pixar’s mainly shining CV of filmmaking excellence. Here they are, back with a bunch of characters who are pretty much the best characters they’ve created with a…

That's it. Another EIFF comes and goes, and a few of us Flickfeasters can now put our feet up and enjoy a bit of a breather after a job well done. Because, let's be honest, we're pretty much at the top of the pile when it comes to coverage…

Considering the fact that Monsters, Inc. is my favourite ever Pixar movie, I was equal parts ecstatic and worried when I heard that they were making a second film all about Mike and Sullivan, the two main monsters in that film. Then I heard…

CG animation has become a large part of modern media. With the likes of Shrek, Madagascar and Ice Age enthralling children and adults alike all over the world, as well as pulling in some serious box office figures and revenue. The…

2012 was a very good year for those who wanted their animated movies with an extra touch of the macabre mixed in. ParaNorman and Frankenweenie may have been the films that held more appeal for the adults taking their children along, but…

In this very sweet and enjoyably macabre stop-motion animated movie, Norman Babcock (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) sees dead people. They're all around him and he's not scared by them one bit. Sadly, nobody else believes him and he's picked…

Oh my, there's no easy way to say this so I'll just get to the point. The BFG hasn't aged well. At all. In fact, it's aged so badly that it makes me wonder how I gleaned enjoyment from it in the first place, when I saw it back in the late…

It all ends for another year. The curtains have closed on EIFF 2012, everyone can get back to something resembling a normal life and cinema staff in Edinburgh can stop being irritated by a swarm of people turning up at free screening after…

Those of you who have better memories than my own will know that Dead By Dawn isn't just about the great selection of feature films. Oh no. There are also many shorts to be enjoyed. The short films come in all different shapes and sizes…