Movie Thoughts: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

• Released: April 16th, 1988
• Directed by: Isao Takahata
• Running time: 1 h 28 min
• Rating: 4/5

Synopsis

A boy named Seita and his little sister Setsuko try to survive alone in World War II era Japan.

Movie Thoughts: Oink (2022)

• Released: February 10, 2022
  
• Directed by: Mascha Halberstad
• Running time: 1h 12min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

A girl named Babs adopts a piglet, whom she names Oink. But her family threatens to get rid of the pig if he cannot behave. Worse yet, her grandfather turns out to be a butcher who wants to fatten the pig and then turn him into sausages. Babs and her brother Tijn will have to work together to save the piglet.

Movie Thoughts: Cats (2018)

 

• Released: April 5th, 2018
  
• Directed by: Gary Wang
  
• Running time: 1h 27min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A cat named Blanket and his son Cape are two inside cats who live in an apartment in the city. Blanket detests the outside and thinks its dangerous, but Cape has a lust for adventure and exploring. In particular, he wants to find the realm known as Peachtopia, where he believes his long lost mother might live. After Cape escapes the apartment and goes to look for Peachtopia, Blanket and his new friend, a parrot, go to look for him.

Movie Thoughts: Operation Arctic (2014)

 

• Released: October 17, 2014
  
• Directed by: Grethe Bøe-Waal
• Running time: 1h 27min
• Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

Three siblings, Ida, Julia and Sindre, end up stranded alone in Svalbard. They have to find a way to make contact with the outside world before they die of starvation, exposure or an aggressive polar bear killing them.

Movie Thoughts: White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)

• Released: April 15, 1994
  
• Directed by: Ken Olin
• Running time: 1h 46min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

White Fang and his owner Henry Casey help a Native American tribe to survive as colonizers are trying to take their land and food.

Movie Thoughts: Painkillers (2014)

• Released: September 20, 2014
  
• Directed by: Tessa Schram
• Running time: 1h 38min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A teenager named Casper's life is uprooted when his mother gets diagnosed with cancer.

Series Thoughts: The Animals of Farthing Wood (Full Series)

• Released: January 1993
  
• Total amount of seasons:3
• Seasons watched:3
• Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

After their old home is destroyed, a group of animals travels to the hopefully safe White Deer Park for sanctuary. Here, they encounter new troubles.