Toy Story 5
The digital age is knocking on the toy box door. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack return as Woody, Buzz, and Jessie in the fifth Toy Story outing — and here’s a twist: Jessie is now the de facto leader of Bonnie’s toys. That leadership role, and the reason for the other toys’ very existence, are both under serious threat by Lilypad, aka Lily (Greta Lee), a tablet with very strong opinions on what’s good for her kid. It’s old versus new, and this time Jessie gets the spotlight, working through the old wound of once being discarded while Buzz and Woody settle into supporting roles. That’s no small thing: Buzz and Woody have traditionally hogged the limelight, but here, the franchise shifts its focus to Jessie and the changing human-toy dynamic, giving Toy Story 5 a genuinely fresh reason to exist.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
In this animated adaptation of the beloved Super Mario videogame series, unlikely heroes and inseparable siblings Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are on another super odyssey.

When the Mushroom Kingdom comes under attack from Bowser Jr (Benny Safdie) — the paintbrush-wielding son of Bowser (Jack Black), their nemesis from The Super Mario Bros. Movie — the plumber brothers must team up with an old enemy and a new friend, the egg-laying dino Yoshi (Donald Glover), to save the galaxy. Meanwhile, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) set out to rescue Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson). Along the way, the two groups encounter a furry maverick (Glen Powell) who’s a top gun at space battles, some beastly criminals, and a very angry T-Rex.

Produced by Illumination — the animation studio that brought you the Minions and The Secret Life of Pets movies — in collaboration with Nintendo, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the sequel to the 2023 movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It is the world’s second-highest-grossing videogame movie with earnings of more than US$1 billion, behind only its predecessor, which grossed US$1.36 billion.  

Packed with out-of-this-world visuals and clever Easter eggs to various Nintendo properties, this movie is both a fun time for kids and a nostalgic watch for those who grew up with the games.

Hoppers
What do you get when you mix an angry beaver, a fever dream, and a Pixar-style adventure? Hoppers, a wildly inventive sci-fi comedy from We Bare Bears creator Daniel Chong in his feature directorial debut.

Environmental activist Mabel (Piper Curda) will stop at nothing to save her late grandmother’s favourite glade from being paved over for a highway by egotistical Mayor Jerry (Jon Hamm). When she discovers a secret programme that allows human consciousness to ‘hop’ into an animatronic animal, she leaps at the chance to go undercover as a robo-beaver and convince George (Bobby Moynihan), the self-proclaimed king of local mammals, to stage a beastly uprising.

Critics have praised the film’s imaginative world and delightfully oddball energy. Reviews have likened it to a mash-up of Avatar, Studio Ghibli adventures, and animal-rights satire, while Chong has cited influences ranging from Gremlins and Beetlejuice to the anarchic intensity of Mad Max. The result is a film that’s funny, surprising, and just a little bit unhinged — in the best possible way.

Goat
Will (voiced by Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin) is a small goat with big dreams of becoming a roarball superstar — a fast-paced, full-contact sport that’s essentially basketball played by elite animal athletes.

Will’s life changes overnight when a viral highlight reel lands him a spot on the Vineland Thorns, home to his idol: legendary black panther player Jett Fillmore (Gabrielle Union). But while Will sees a dream come true, Jett isn’t exactly thrilled to mentor an eager rookie who suddenly steals the spotlight.

Thrown into the big leagues, Will must prove himself alongside a wildly eclectic roster that includes an ostrich (Nicola Coughlan), a komodo dragon (Nick Kroll), and a giraffe (basketball icon Stephen Curry).

Packed with high-energy action and underdog charm, Goat is a spirited story about following your dreams, even if they seem impossible. Fans of Stranger Things will also be pleased to know that McLaughlin reunites with co-star David Harbour, who voices Will’s gruff Indian rhinoceros teammate.

A Minecraft Movie
Based on the world’s No. 1 best-selling video game, A Minecraft Movie sees doorknob salesman Steve (Jack Black) and has-been video game champion Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison (Jason Momoa) being whisked away to the Overworld, an alternate universe where anything you imagine can be crafted from blocks.

Along with a bunch of other misfits, they have to find a way home while evading explosive creepers, terrifying zombies, and an evil piglin (a hostile race of pig-like humanoids in Minecraft) ruler who is after a powerful artefact in their possession.

Director Jared Hess, of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre fame, brings his brand of absurdist comedy to this block party of a blockbuster, the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2025 and the second-highest-grossing video game movie to date. The flick also gave birth to the ‘chicken jockey’ meme, which saw real-life theatregoers act berserk when the line is said during a fight scene.

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Text: Georgia Ho, Omar Amir, Jedd Jong
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