Saturday, December 16, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Pride: Days of Danger (2016)

 

  • Released: 2016
  • Directed by: Reinhard Radke
  • Running time: 49 min
  • Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

The struggles of a group of mother lionesses trying to keep their cubs alive during the wet season, with the threat of rival predators, drowning and male lions being around every corner.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)


  • Released: October 30, 2001
  • Directed by: William R. Kowalchuk Jr.
  • Running time: 1 h 14 min
  • Rating 1/5

Synopsis

Rudolph and his friends team up to bust a toy-kidnapping thief before Christmas comes around.

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Nimona (2023)

  • Released: June 30, 2023
  • Directed by: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
  • Running time: 1 h 41 min
  • Rating 4/5

Synopsis

Ballister is an (almost-)knight accused of murdering his queen. He's joined by rambunctious shape-shifting person known as Nimona in trying to prove his innocence. But will proving himself innocent even really fix all the problems?

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Blog Hiatus

Hi guys, just a quick update on this blog's inactivity! 

In case you haven't realized it yet, this blog hasn't been updated in a while. This has various reasons, but bottom line is I am currently not able to watch as much stuff and especially not write a lot of Movie Thoughts/Series Thoughts. 

I do still watch stuff occasionally, but currently I am not writing new posts about them. I am instead focusing what little time and attention I have left to my book review sister blog, since this is where my passion lies primarily at the moment. I do still like watching movies/series and writing about them, but currently I just don't have the means to keep updating both blogs, so I have chosen to focus on the book one for now.

I have a few more posts in my backlog which I may post from time to time, but writing new posts is currently off the table unless I really am passionate about a piece of media I watched and happen to have the time and energy to post about it. I'm not saying posts on this blog are cancelled, just that I'm keeping it on hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. 

I will not be deleting the blog and all old posts will remain up, so you can still re-read them should you be interested, and as said in the previous paragraph I may still publish some of my backlog reviews so you at least have some new content during the hiatus. 

I hope I gave you enough information this way. I feel bad about not being able to keep up both blogs anymore when I managed to for a few years, but with some personal issues going on as well as me having a full-time job now it just led to a huge review-burnout and I simply am not able to do both right now. Books it is, then. 

This is goodbye for now! Remember that for the most active updates you can follow the updates Twitter and Tumblr. These two are the most active sources for post/blog updates. Should this blog become active again you will read it first there.

Also, if you want to keep up with my watching habits, remember that I have an IMDb and a Letterboxd

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Wolf and the Lion (2021)

  • Released: September 25, 2021
  • Directed by: Gilles de Maistre
  • Running time: 1 h 39 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

After the death of her late grandfather, a young woman named Alma inherits his property, an island in Canada full of nature, and decides to go live there. She quite abruptly ends up with both a lion cub and wolf pup at her property, and against her godfather's will she takes them in and raises them as her own. The two unlikely brothers grow up together, but when one day they and Alma are separated, they'll have to figure out a way to be together again.

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Series Thoughts: My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (Season 2)

  • Released: May 27, 2022
  • Total amount of seasons: 2
  • Seasons watched: 2
  • Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

The Mane Five go on their small adventures and try to work out Twilight Sparkle's message, while Opaline and her unicorn henchpony Misty are still scheming to overthrow Equestria.

Friday, June 23, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Living with Wolves (2004)

 

  • Released: 2004
  • Running time: 50 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Erik Zimen takes a look at the return of the wolf in (western) Europe.

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Little Mermaid (2023)

  • Released: May 8, 2023
  • Directed by: Rob Marshall
  • Running time: 2 h 15 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A young mermaid princess obsessed with humans makes a deal with a sea witch in order to gain legs and explore the surface world. However, her father disapproves of this and the sea witch is dead set on ending the young mermaid's chance of finding happiness.

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Series Thoughts: His Dark Materials (Season 3)

 

  • Released: November 3, 2019
  • Amount of seasons:3
  • Seasons watched:3
  • Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

Will and Lyra embark on their penultimate quest: to travel to the Land of the Dead, and later restore balance to the universe. Meanwhile, Asriel is making his final preparations to take down the Authority for good.

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)

 

  • Released: February 27, 2001
  • Directed by: Darrell Rooney, Jeannine Roussel
  • Running time: 1 h 9 min
  • Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

Lady and Tramp's rambunctious son Scamp runs away from home in order to join a group of rowdy strays. Here, he befriends another dog called Angel. Soon he starts to figure out that he'll have to choose between two important things: his family or his newfound freedom and pack.

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Benji (1974)

 

  • Released: May 31, 1974
  • Directed by: Joe Camp
  • Running time: 1 h 26 min
  • Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

A beloved stray dog has to find a way to rescue the two children who want to adopt him when they get held hostage by criminals.

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Ernest & Celestine (2012)

 

  • Released: May 23, 2012
  • Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner
  • Running time: 1 h 20 min
  • Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A bear who likes to eat and a mouse who dreams of becoming an artist become wanted criminals and have to now find a way to stay hidden from both the mouse and bear police.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Lady and the Tramp (2019)

  • Released: November 12, 2019
  • Directed by: Charlie Bean
  • Running time: 1 h 51 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A posh spaniel feels like she's being replaced by her owner's baby, runs away, and falls in love with a stray known as the Tramp. He teaches her about life on the street, and Lady will have to make a choice about where she belongs.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Movie Thoughts: A Wolf's Journey (2019)

 

  • Released: March 9, 2019
  • Directed by: Vincent Steiger
  • Running time: 1 h 30 min
  • Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

A documentary following Slava, a young wolf banished from his birth pack who travels thousands of kilometers east along the Mediterranean shoreline to find a new territory to form his own pack in.    

Monday, May 29, 2023

Series Thoughts: Island of the Sea Wolves (Full Series)

 

  • Released: October 11, 2022
  • Amount of seasons: 1
  • Seasons watched: 1
  • Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

A look into the wildlife of Canada's Vancouver Island throughout the seasons.

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Movie Thoughts: School of Magical Animals 2 (2022)

 

  • Released: September 29, 2022
  • Directed by: Sven Unterwaldt Jr.
  • Running time: 1 h 43 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

The school is holding a big play to celebrate its anniversary, and two new children are chosen to have another magical animals: this time around it's Jo, who gets a hip penguin, and Anna-Lena, who gets a supportive chameleon. Throughout the year, mysterious holes keep appearing at the school grounds, and there may be more to this mystery than meets the eye.

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)

 

  • Released: June 7, 2019
  • Running time: 1 h 26 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Max must learn to face his fears as the group of pets unites in order to help an abused white tiger escape the circus.

Monday, May 22, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Hidden Trail: Tracking Canada's Coastal Wolves (2007)

 

  • Released: June 29, 2007
  • Directed by: Richard Matthews
  • Running time: 43 min
  • Rating: 4/5

Synopsis

Young biologist Gudrun Pflüger travels to Canada's British Columbia to study the local wildlife, including its unique coastal "sea wolf" population.

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)

 

  • Released: April 28, 2023
  • Directed by: David Lowery
  • Running time: 1 h 46 min
  • Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

A girl named Wendy and her two brothers travel to Neverland with the boy Peter Pan, where they hope to never have to grow up. But a villainous pirate named Hook is looking to get his revenge on Peter.

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Watership Down (1978)

  • Released: October 14,1978
  • Running time: 1 h 31 min
  • Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

A group of rabbits tries to establish their own warren, something which proves more difficult than they could've thought as they end up at war with another group called Efrafa.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Space Dogs (2019)

  • Released: August 9, 2019
  • Directed by: Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter
  • Running time: 1 h 31 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A documentary split into two sections: one part about the use of Soviet dogs like Laika during the Space Race, and one section about the harsh lives of modern-day strays in Moscow.

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

 

  • Released: March 10, 2023
  • Directed by: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
  • Running time: 2 h 14 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A band of misfits comes together and goes on a quest put a stop to the evil plans of a lord and his witch ally.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Movie Thoughts: RRR (2022)

 


  • Released: March 25, 2022
  • Directed by: S.S. Rajamouli
  • Running time: 3 h 7 min
  • Rating 5/5

Synopsis

During colonial times in India, two men of opposing factions end up forming a close friendship. Now they have to figure out their differences while also sticking to their goals: fighting the British colonizers.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

  • Released: February 3, 1993
  • Directed by: Duwayne Dunham
  • Running time: 1 h 24 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

After three pets are temporarily left behind by their owners on a ranch, the trio escapes in search of their beloved people. However, the journey is long and perilous.

Monday, May 15, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Magic of the Leopard (2012)

 

  • Released: January 1, 2012
  • Directed by: Manuela Zips, Werner Zips
  • Running time: 51 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A documentary about wildlife tourism in Africa.

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Tiger's Nest (2022)

  • Released: October 13, 2022
  • Directed by: Brando Quilici
  • Running time: 1 h 34 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A troubled orphan boy named Balmani runs away from the orphanage to try and find the Tiger's Nest monastery his mother always used to talk about, which is located high in the Himalayas. On his way he rescues a Bengal tiger cub, whom he names Mutki, from poachers. The two journey together from then on, however the lead poacher is out for revenge and wants his tiger back, chasing down both Balmani and Mukti all the way.

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Nikki: Wild Dog of the North (1961)

 

  • Released: July 12, 1961
  • Directed by: Jack Couffer, Don Haldane
  • Running time: 1 h 14 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A Malamute puppy winds up alone in the wild with nobody but a bear cub to keep him company. As they grow up together, the dog, named Nikki, hears the call of the wild. But when he once again comes into contact with humans, he has to decide where his heart lies: with being a pet or being a wild animal.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Series Thoughts: Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (Season 2)

 

  • Released: July 14, 2022
  • Total amount of seasons: 2
  • Seasons watched: 2
  • Rating: 3/5

Synopsis

Our main crew travels to India and later Central America in order to stop Klaus and Veruca from getting all four legendary Tianshang weapons.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

  • Released :October 15, 2022
  • Directed by: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
  • Running time: 1 h 57 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A wooden boy grows up in fascist Italy and faces various troubles, while trying to return to his father.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia (2022)

  • Released: May 26, 2022
  • Directed by: Adam Gunn
  • Running time: 1 h 25 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Mia teams up with Mo, Yuko, Onchao, Phuddle and their new allies Iko and Stormy to try and put a stop to the evil creature Toxor, who has escaped and is threatening to turn all of Centopia into a decaying wasteland.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Misha and the Wolves (2021)

 

  • Released: January 31, 2021
  • Directed by: Sam Hobkinson
  • Running time: 1 h 30 min
  • Rating: 4/5

Synopsis

A documentary about Misha Defonseca, a woman who wrote a Holocaust memoir that later turned out to be fabricated.

Monday, May 8, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Chupa (2023)

 
  • Released: April 7, 2023
  • Directed by: Jonás Cuarón
  • Running time: 1 h 35 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A boy is sent on a trip to Mexico, where he is staying with is grandfather and cousins. Here, he discovers a mysterious young creature which he has to keep safe and look after, with cryptid hunters being after it.

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Sniff the Dog: Catch the Thief (2010)

 

  • Released: December 15, 2010
  • Directed by: Steven de Jong
  • Running time: 1 h 25 min
  • Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

During a boating vacation, Tom and Mirjam are wrongfully blamed for theft and are arrested. They manage to escape, but from here on they're wanted by the cops. Tom, Mirjam and Sniff are determined to prove their innocence by finding the real culprits.

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

  • Released: December 19, 2008
  • Directed by: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
  • Running time: 1 h 33 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A brave little mouse has to restore happiness to the kingdom by standing up to an army of rats.

Friday, May 5, 2023

Movie Thoughts: A Dog's Journey (2019)

  • Released: May 17th, 2019
  • Directed by: Gail Mancuso
  • Running time: 1 h 49 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A dog re-incarnates several times and does his best to help his former owner's granddaughter, CJ, throughout every life.

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

  • Released: November 21, 2018
  • Directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
  • Running time: 1 h 52 min
  • Rating 2/5

Synopsis

Ralph and Vanellope must save the game of Sugar Rush by gathering enough money on the Internet to buy a new steering wheel. Vanellope starts to wonder where she truly belongs, much to the dismay of Ralph.

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Magician's Elephant (2023)

  • Released: March 10, 2023
  • Directed by: Wendy Rogers
  • Running time: 1 h 39 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Peter is an orphan who one day dreams that an elephant will re-unite him with his long-lost sister, his last biological family. Through magical means, an elephant does appear in his city, however before he is allowed to use her to find his sister he'll have to preform three impossible feats in order to win the elephant. Peter accepts this challenge, but through the course of them starts to realize that perhaps his own goals aren't everything that matters.

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Movie Thoughts: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

  • Released: April 1, 2023
  • Directed by: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack
  • Running time: 1 h 32 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Two plumber brothers end up in a magical realm, where one of them, Luigi, gets captured by the evil Bowser. The older brother, Mario, joins up with Princess Peach and Toad in order to gather an army and put a stop to Bowser.

Monday, April 10, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Ferdinand (2017)

  • Released: December 15, 2017
  • Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
  • Running time: 1 h 48 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A gentle bull tries to break his fellow bulls out of having to participate in the devastating bullfights.

Friday, March 31, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Moana (2016)

  • Released: November 23, 2016
  • Directed by: Ron Clements. John Musker, Don Hall
  • Running time: 1 h 47 min
  • Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A girl with a special connection to the ocean wishes to restore the heart of her goddess in order to save her people. On her journey, she is joined by the cocky demi-god Maui, who has his own goals in mind.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Series Thoughts: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Full Series)

  • Released: February 1, 2005
  • Creator: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
  • Amount of seasons: 3
  • Seasons watched: 3
  • Rating: 5/5

Synopsis

In a world at war, the only one who can bring back balance is the Avatar, master of all four elemental powers. However, this is very difficult for Aang, the current Avatar who is just a boy. He embarks on a large journey with his friends to learn the other elements and hopefully save the world.

Friday, March 10, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Over the Moon (2020)

  • Released: October 23, 2020
  • Running time: 1 h 35 min
  • Rating 4/5

Synopsis

In order to prove the existence of her favorite goddess Chang'e, a girl travels to the moon and winds up in a large adventure.

Friday, March 3, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Zootopia (2016)

  • Released: March 4, 2016
  • Directed by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
  • Running time: 1 h 48 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A rabbit cop and a fox conman set out on cracking a case of missing predators in the animal-inhabited city of Zootopia.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Series Thoughts: Arcane (Season 1)

  • Released: November 6, 2021
  • Total amount of seasons: 1
  • Seasons watched: 1
  • Rating: 4.5/5

Synopsis

The story of the two sisters as they are torn apart by a conflict between the upper city of Piltover and the underground of Zaun.

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Puss in Boots (2012)

 

  • Released: October 23, 2012
  • Directed by: Chris Miller
  • Running time: 1 h 30 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Puss in Boots, joined by mastermind Humpty Dumpty and notorious thief Kitty Softpaws, goes on the hunt for the golden eggs of the goose of the giant on top of the beanstalk.

Friday, February 10, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Sniff the Dog and the Haunted Castle (2010)

  • Released: November 16, 2010
  • Directed by: Steven de Jong, Erwin van den Eshof
  • Running time: 1 h 25 min
  • Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

Snuf, Tom and Mirjam return in an adventure where they get caught up in a situation with a gang of criminals who are occupying a supposedly haunted castle.

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Series Thoughts: Kingdom of the White Wolf (Full Series)

  • Released: August 25, 2019
  • Total amount of seasons: 1
  • Seasons watched: 1
  • Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

Researcher Ronan Donovan travels up north to study Arctic wolves.

Friday, January 27, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021)

  • Released: April 5, 2021
  • Directed by: Jack Rampling
  • Running time: 1 h 29 min
  • Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

In this documentary, Louis Theraux delves into the situation around the "Tiger King" Joe Exotic, who became a sensation a few years ago.

Friday, January 20, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Benji (2018)

  • Released: March 16, 2018
  • Directed by: Brandon Camp
  • Running time: 1 h 27 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A stray dog befriends two kids and comes to the rescue when they are kidnapped by two robbers.

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

 

  • Released: December 7, 2022
  • Running time: 1 h 42 min
  • Rating 4.5/5

Synopsis

Now down to his last life, Puss in Boots and his companions must travel across a difficult landscape to find the Wishing Star in order to restore Puss' lives.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Movie Thoughts: Sahara (2017)

  • Released: February 1, 2017
  • Directed by: Pierre Coré
  • Running time: 1 h 26 min
  • Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Wanting to prove himself, a young snake named Ajar and his friends set out on a journey to rescue a female snake named Eva, who got kidnapped by a snake charmer.