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ordless CG animation (out now, download) is all the work of one man: Latvian director Gints Zillbalodis. It centres on a protagonist trapped on a strange (5 February) has been rushed to digital platforms. Drawing on both JM Barrie and Lewis Carroll, it sees siblings Peter and Alice escaping grief over their brother’s death by swordfighting with pirates, having a tea party with a white rabbit etc. We said: “’s heart is firmly in the right place… It’s just a shame that the film’s so busy trying to paint an earnest picture of childhood that it forgets to add any fun.” (out now, DVD) makes economical use of Wil “Wesley Crusher” Wheaton by casting him as the titular “pal” on a novelty VHS, obsessively replayed by a lonely carer as he spirals into insanity. We said: “VHS nostalgists will coo over the VCR interior shots and dropout lines, and it all works cleverly as a metaphor for 4chan.” Finally, those of you who like to be able to hold, hug and possibly kiss physical box sets of your fave shows will be relieved that season four (Blu-ray/DVD), season two (Blu-ray/DVD) and season two (DVD only) are all out now, as is (Blu-ray/DVD); it comes with four art cards and a brief “Closer Look” piece.
