Films

A robot named Roz is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to its harsh environment, gradually build relationships with its animal inhabitants and eventually become the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. Offering touching charm, suspense and adventure, this new film from Chris Sanders, creator of How to Train Your Dragon and Lilo & Stitch, is a great watch for the whole family – plus a timely message about the possibilities of technology and nature living together. In the original version, the characters are voiced by an all-star ensemble including Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy and Matt Berry.

A legend of animated sci-fi films on the big screen. The directorial debut of Brad Bird who, in addition to Ratatouille and The Incredibles, also directed one episode of Mission: Impossible, is set in the late 1950s. The Cold War is in full swing. Nine-year-old Hogarth escapes the boredom of life in the quiet town of Rockwell by dreaming of alien invasion and battles with Communist agents. His wild fantasies come true when a giant robot falls from the sky into the lake outside the town. Hogarth takes him in but the idyll with his new friend doesn’t last long: the alien visitor has been targeted by government agent Kent Mansley who wants to destroy him at any cost.