Movie Thoughts: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

• Released: May 19th, 1997
• Directed by: Steven Spielberg
• Running time: 2h 9min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Ian Malcolm goes to another dinosaur-inhabited island when he learns that his girlfriend has gone there to research the dinosaurs. He hopes to rescue her, but ends up in a much bigger adventure than he anticipated. 

Movie Thoughts: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

• Released: April 1st, 2026
• Directed by: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc
• Running time: 1h 38min
• Rating 3.25/5

Synopsis

Mario and his friends go on a journey across the galaxy to save the universe against Bowser and his son, Bowser Junior.

Movie Thoughts: Joe Speedboot (2026)

• Released: March 12th, 2026
• Directed by: Sam de Jong
• Running time: 1h 38min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A disabled teenager named Fransje befriends the wild Joe Speedboat, who is full of dreams of adventures.

Movie Thoughts: The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)

• Released: November 9th, 2006
• Directed by: Jim Kammerud
• Running time: 1h 9min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

Tod and Copper's friendship is tested when Copper discovers he can sing and might run away to join a band of singing stray dogs. 

Movie Thoughts: Mavka: The True Myth (2026)

• Released: March 1st, 2026
• Directed by: Katya Tsarik
• Running time: 1h 30min 
• Rating: 3.5/5 

• Synopsis

Lukian is a student out on a biology trip when he accidentally hits a mysterious girl with his car. She later turns out to be a Mavka, a forest spirit preying on impure men. But this Mavka and Lukian soon fall in love, and their relationship seems impossible, especially when the Mavka's masters, the Mermaids, forbid it. Will love conquer evil?

Movie Thoughts: Honestly, I'm Fine (2026)

• Released: February 26th, 2026
• Directed by: Anne de Clercq
• Running time: 1h 47min
• Rating 4.5/5

Synopsis

Emma ends up having to stay at a psychiatric hospital due to her depression and suicidal thoughts. Here, she befriends the other patients and has to find her way to get better.

Movie Thoughts: The Spongebob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)

• Released: October 26th, 2025
• Directed by: Derek Drymon
• Running time: 1h 28min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

Mr. Krabs, Squidward and Gary go to look for SpongeBob when the sponge makes a deal with the Flying Dutchman to turn him into a big boy.

Movie Thoughts: Hoppers (2026)

• Released: March 6th, 2026
• Directed by: Daniel Chong
• Running time: 1h 44min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A girl named Mabel mentally hops into a robot beaver in order to save a piece of nature from being destroyed by a greedy businessman building a road.

Movie Thoughts: Rumble (2021)

• Released: December 15th, 2021
• Directed by: Hamish Grieve
• Running time: 1h 35min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Winnie is a girl who dreams about following into her late father's footsteps as a coach of one of a wrestling monster. She finds a potential trainee in a monster named Rayburn, but it seems the duo will have a lot to work on if they want to win anything. Winnie dreams of winning an important competition with Rayburn in order for the stadium important to her hometown to stay.

Movie Thoughts: The Addams Family 2 (2021)

• Released: September 30th, 2021
• Directed by: Laura Brousseau, Kevin Pavlovic, Greg Tiernan
• Running time: 1h 33min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

The Addams family goes on vacation, while Wednesday is questioning whether she's truly one of them.

Movie Thoughts: The Addams Family (2019)

• Released: October 10th, 2019
• Directed by: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
• Running time: 1h 26min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

An unusual family faces off against a TV-host who wants to sell their house.

Movie Thoughts: Underdog (2007)

• Released: August 3rd, 2007
• Directed by: Frederik Du Chau
• Running time: 1h 24min
• Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

A dog named Shoeshine accidentally gains superpowers and now must protect his town against a mad scientist.

Movie Thoughts: The Great Adventure (1953)

• Released: September 29th, 1953
• Directed by: Arne Sucksdorff
• Running time: 1h 17min
• Rating 3.5/5

  Synopsis

Near a farm in Sweden, a family of foxes lives in fear of the mean lynx who has his territory nearby. Meanwhile, two boys are taking care of a young otter they caught.

Movie Thoughts: Swapped (2026)

• Released: May 1st, 2026
• Directed by: Nathan Greno
• Running time: 1h 42min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Ollie is a Pookoo (mammal) who tries to save his starving family. Then one day he magically switches species with his big enemy: a Javan bird. Due to circumstances, the Javan Ivy ends up changing into a Pookoo. It's now up to Ollie and Ivy to work out their differences and work together to find a way to change back.

Movie Thoughts: Arco (2025)

• Released: May 16th, 2025
• Directed by: Ugo Bienvenu, Gilles Cazaux
• Running time: 1h 28min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A girl named Iris befriends a mysterious boy who falls from the sky, called Arco. Iris now wants to learn about Arco's origins and the duo soon form a close friendship. Arco longs deeply to go home again, and it's now up to him and Iris to figure out how to get him back.

Movie Thoughts: Charlie the Wonderdog (2025)

 

• Released: January 16th, 2025
• Directed by: Shea Wageman
• Running time: 1h 35min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

A dog and a cat are captured by aliens and given superpowers. The dog, Charlie, uses these powers for good, while the cat, Puddy, uses them for evil. The two seem to be destined to become arch-rivals. 

Movie Thoughts: Spies in Disguise (2019)

 

• Released: December 4th, 2019
• Directed by: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
• Running time: 1h 42min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A spy and a young inventor team up to put a stop to an evil cyborg who wants to attack humanity with drones. During this ordeal, the spy accidentally turns into a pigeon.

Movie Thoughts: GOAT (2026)

• Released: February 11th, 2026
• Directed by: Tyree Dillihay, Adam Rosette
• Running time: 1h 40min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A goat dreams of making it big in a sport called roarball. He gets the chance to join the team of his idols, but now has to prove himself to the entire world of roalball, being the only smaller-sized player of the game.

Movie Thoughts: Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2022)

• Released: November 12th, 2022
• Directed by: Julien Chheng, Jean-Christophe Roger
• Running time: 1h 20min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Ernest and Celestine travel to Ernest's home country of Gibberitia, where music is outlawed and every child has to become the profession of their father once they grow up. Ernest and Celestine must work together to bring back music to Gibberitia and free the country from its stiffness and strict rules.

Movie Thoughts: Curly: The Littlest Puppy (1995)

• Released: August 9th, 1995
• Directed by: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga
• Running time: 47min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

A girl named Haley is sent to live at her strict aunt's place. Her aunt breeds Afghan hounds, but due to circumstances a husky mutt ends up in the aunt's house. Haley vows to take care of the puppy, whom she names Curly, much to aunt Judith's chagrin. 

Movie Thoughts: Under the Boardwalk (2023)

• Released: October 27th, 2023
• Directed by: David Soren
• Running time: 1h 23min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

On the shores of New Jersey, the local hermit crabs do not like the arrival of the sea crabs. Then one of each kind, a local crab named Armen and a sea crab named Ramona, go missing. They now have to find their way back before Ramona dries out, as she needs water to survive.

Movie Thoughts: A Cat's Life (2023)

• Released: April 5th, 2023
• Directed by: Guillaume Maidatchevsky
• Running time: 1h 23min
• Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

A girl named Clémance adopts a kitten named Rroû. When Rroû escapes, he becomes a feral cat. Clémance wants her best friend back, but Rroû might have become too wild by now.

Movie Thoughts: Beast (2022)

• Released: August 10th, 2022
• Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
• Running time: 1h 33min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A family gets stranded on the African savannah, where they are being hunted by a man-eating lion. 

Movie Thoughts: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

• Released: December 1st, 2025
• Directed by: James Cameron
• Running time: 3h 17min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Jake and his family are threatened once again by Quaritch, who partnered with a tribe of dangerous Na'vi known as the Ash People.

Movie Thoughts: Hamnet (2025)

• Released: August 29th, 2025
• Directed by: Chloé Zhao
• Running time: 2h 5min
• Rating 4.5/5

Synopsis

A woman called Agnes and a man called William fall in love, but their lives are far from easy as they deal with grief and loss.

Movie Thought: Max (2015)

• Released: June 25th, 2015
• Directed by: Boaz Yakin
• Running time: 1h 51min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A traumatized dog comes back from war and bonds with his new owner, a grieving teenager.

Movie Thoughts: Sinners (2025)

• Released: April 16th, 2025
• Directed by: Ryan Coogler
• Running time: 2h 17min
• Rating 4.5/5

Synopsis

Two brothers arrive in their hometown in Missisippi to start a new club, however an evil seems to be waiting for them.

Movie Thoughts: Ooops! The Adventure Continues (2020)

• Released: September 24th, 2020
• Directed by: Toby Genkel, Seán McCormack
• Running time: 1h 25min
• Rating 2.5/5

Synopsis

The animals of the arc are looking for land, and find this in a volcanic island. But Finny and Leah are separated from the arc and now have to reunite with their parents. Meanwhile, it seems that the volcano on the island is about to erupt. Will all animals make it to safety?

Movie Thoughts: Primate (2025)

 

• Released: September 18th, 2025
• Directed by: Johannes Roberts
• Running time: 1h 29min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A friend's trip in Hawaii turns into a nightmare when they're attacked by one of the friend's pet ape, Ben, who has rabies. 

Movie Thoughts: The King of Kings (2025)

• Released: April 10th, 2025
• Directed by: Seong-ho Jang
• Running time: 1h 43min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

William Shakespeare tells his son Walter the tale of the Gospel.

Movie Thoughts: Hond & ik (2026)

• Released: January 15th, 2026
• Directed by: Reinier Smit
• Running time: 1h 29min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

Paul inherits a dog from a deceased relative, something he really doesn't want. But as time passes he grows attached to the dog, whom he names Hond (Dog). Then he meets the lovely Laura and falls in love with her. Paul and Laura are now trying to build a life together, but Laura's teenage daughter Lois has other plans.

Movie Thoughts: Yakari: A Spectacular Journey (2020)

• Released: August 12th, 2020
• Directed by: Toby Genkel, Xavier Giacometti
• Running time: 1h 22min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A boy named Yakari is given the gift of talking to animals and in particular hopes to befriend an impressive horse named Little Thunder. But then Yakari is separated from his people. He now has to get back to his home before tornado season hits and his people will have moved away.

Movie Thoughts: The Lion of Judah (2011)

• Released: June 7th, 2011
• Directed by: Deryck Broom, Roger Hawkins
• Running time: 1h 27min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

A group of farm animals teams up to free a lamb and a rooster from being sacrificed, while learning about faith along the way.

Movie Thoughts: Animal Crackers (2017)

• Released: June 12th, 2017
• Directed by: Tony Bancroft, Jaime Maestro, Scott Christian Sava
• Running time: 1h 45min
• Rating 1.5/5

Synopsis

A family inherits a circus, as well as a box of magical animal cookies that can transform one into any animal. When the evil Horatio Huntington wants to take over the circus, they will have to use the powers of the cookies to save it.

Movie Thoughts: Wicked: For Good (2025)

• Released: November 4th, 2025
• Directed by: Jon M. Chu
• Running time: 2h 17min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Elphaba continues to stand up for the rights of animals, while Glinda is finding her new home as an icon for the people of the Emerald City. How will their story continue?

Movie Thoughts: Marmaduke (2010)

• Released: May 27th, 2010
• Directed by: Tom Dey
• Running time: 1h 27min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A Great Dane named Marmaduke and his family move to a new city. Here, Marmaduke struggles to fit in with the other dogs at the dog park.

Movie Thoughts: The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)

• Released: February 2nd, 2024
• Directed by: Raman Hui, Yong Duk Jhun, Paul Watling
• Running time: 1h 24min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

After his grandmother is killed, a boy named Tom is taken in by a group of shape-shifting warriors. With them he hopes to defeat the evil Loo, who killed his grandmother.

Movie Thoughts: Miss Moxy (2025)

• Released: June 6th, 2025
• Directed by: Vincent Bal, Wip Vernooij
• Running time: 1h 28min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

When she gets lost on vacation in France, a cat named Moxy has to find her way back to the Netherlands. On her way she's joined by a wise old bird named Ayo and a bulldog named Tuur.

Movie Thoughts: A Town Called Panic (2009)

• Released: May 21st, 2009
• Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
• Running time: 1h 15min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A cowboy and a Native American accidentally order fifty million bricks when they want to build a birthday present for their best friend, Horse. Chaos ensues.

Movie Thoughts: A Girl Named Willow (2025)

• Released: February 27th, 2025
• Directed by: Mike Marzuk
• Running time: 1h 40min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A girl (Willow) inherits a forest and discovers that she hails from a long line of witches. Together with three new witch-friends they train in the magical arts. When two greedy people want to take down the forest to build a mall, Willow and her friends will have to work together to stop them. 

Movie Thoughts: Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck (1981)

• Released: January 3rd, 1981
• Directed by: Kôzô Morishita
• Running time: 1h 6min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A dog is taken north where he has to work as a sled dog, which causes his old wild instincts to awaken.

Movie Thoughts: Heidi: Rescue of the Lynx (2025)

• Released: June 4th, 2025
• Directed by: Aizea Roca Berridi, Toby Schwarz
• Running time: 1h 19min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A girl in the Swiss Alps rescues a lynx kitten whom she names Pepper. Now she has to raise Pepper, while also keeping the kitten safe.

Movie Thoughts: Zootopia 2 (2025)

• Released: November 13th, 2025
• Directed by: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
• Running time: 1h 48min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

When a snake turns up in Zootopia, Nick and Judy team up once again to solve another case.

Movie Thoughts: Walk the Line (2005)

• Released: September 4th, 2005
• Directed by: James Mangold
• Running time: 2h 16min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A biopic about the life of Johnny Cash.

Movie Thoughts: In Your Dreams (2025)

• Released: November 7th, 2025
• Directed by: Erik Benson, Alexander Woo
• Running time: 1h 30min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A brother and sister end up in the dream realm, where the sister hopes to find a way to keep the family together.

Movie Thoughts: The Twits (2025)

 

• Released: October 15th, 2025
• Directed by: Todd Demong, Phil Johnston, Katie Shanahan
• Running time: 1h 38min
• Rating 2/5

Synopsis

Two orphan children must stand against a nasty couple known as the Twits.

Movie Thoughts: Grand Prix of Europe (2025)

• Released: July 14th, 2025
• Directed by: Waldemar Fast
• Running time: 1h 38min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A mouse named Edda dreams of becoming a great racer like her hero, the driver Ed. When one day an opportunity presents itself, Edda is given the chance to take Ed's place in the Grand Prix of Europe. But the race is being sabotaged by a mysterious figure...

Movie Thoughts: Sing 2 (2021)

• Released: November 14th, 2021
• Directed by: Garth Jennings, Christophe Lourdelet
• Running time: 1h 50min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

Buster Moon and his theater group dream of putting on their biggest show yet, but the evil businessman who hired them seems to have different thoughts...

Movie Thoughts: Smurfs (2025)

 

• Released: June 28th, 2025
• Directed by: Chris Miller
• Running time: 1h 29min
• Rating 1.5/5

Synopsis

When Papa Smurf is kidnapped, a group of Smurfs leave the village to rescue him.

Movie Thoughts: Shana: The Wolf's Music (2014)

• Released: August 17th, 2014
• Directed by: Nino Jacusso
• Running time: 1h 36min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

A First Nations girl named Shana wants to make it big as a violinist, but the recent death of her mother makes things difficult for her.