In the future world of Metro City a young boy has been vaporised but recreated as a robot by his scientist father. Astro Boy wanders the world seeking acceptance and gaining friends amongst other outcasts, before returning to save us all from a terrible fate.
A computer animated tale for younger children. find out more...

Transfer (1966), Cronenberg's first film, is a surreal sketch of a doctor and his patient. From the Drain (1967) finds two men in a bathtub, which may be part of a centre for veterans of a future war. Stereo (1969), Cronenberg's first official feature film, stunningly shot in monochrome, concerns telepaths at the Institute for Erotic Enquiry where patients undergo tests by Dr. Luther Stringfellow. In Crimes of the Future (1970) Cronenberg worked in colour and with a find out more...

Ben Crandall, an alien-obsessed kid, dreams one night of a circuit board. Drawing out the circuit, he and his friends Wolfgang and Darren set it up, and discover they have been given the basis for a starship. Setting off in the ThunderRoad, as they name their ship, they find the aliens Ben hopes they would find... but are they what they seem? Superlative 80s adventure flick.

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Mr Elastic Fantastic and Invisible Woman are about to get hitched when the super shiny Silver Surfer hoves into view and sets about preparing earth for its imminent consumption by a dark and unstoppable force. Very much in the same vein as the first film ‘The Rise Of The Silver Surfer' is like a big budget live action version of kiddies tea time TV serials; tongue in cheek humour, lots of crash, bang, wallop and no inner turmoil or angst to speak of. Smooth CGI but the PG certificate is a strong find out more...

A 2009, computer-generated imaging 3-D feature film from DreamWorks and Paramount and the first to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format, instead of being converted into 3-D after completion. find out more...

A taxi driver (the Rock) becomes caught up in the lives of two children with paranormal powers who are running not just from shadowy government organisations but also a relentless extra terrestial assassin. A remake of Disney's ‘Escape to Witch Mountain' this is an undemanding, but likable, family adventure. find out more...

A brand new Star Wars film for a new generation and one that lets the older generations revisit their childhood with glee. Great fun, a lot like A NEW HOPE and with a kick-ass cast; old and new and not just a bunch of white dudes.

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A lovely fantasy of a far-off star where one era is ending and another dawning. The prophets decree that only a wee cute (muppet-like) Gelfling can save the world from domination by the evil Skeksis forever. This stunningly made film's imaginative settings could only be from the Henson team. Excellent. find out more...

Adapted from the classic, poetic allegory by the French pilot and explorer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, this tale of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara Desert and meets an enchanting young boy who comes from an asteroid somewhere in outer-space is ultimately a sad and touching observation on life. Featuring some beautiful desert landscapes, intergalactic flashbacks and great cameos from Gene Wilder and Bob Fosse. find out more...