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The ursine protagonists are largely relegated to fart-gag sidekicks in this phoned-in attempt at a dystopian sci-fi

When George Michael recorded Careless Whisper, there can be no doubt his ultimate ambition for it would have been to soundtrack a garish animated sequence in which two anthropomorphic bears gambol through a prairie of giant fungus experiencing ecstatic visions as hallucinogenic spores rain down on them. Such is the frantic way of this Chinese cartoon franchise, as relentless and exhausting as ever in its 11th feature-film instalment. Five minutes in, before the credits, it has crammed in a post-apocalyptic prologue, oodles of eco-babble, a time-travelling tyke and an avalanche.

This latest one jumps on the fungal-panic bandwagon: Saylor (voiced by Nicola Vincent in the English-language version) has nipped back 100 years to locate the original spores at the root of a pestilence that has eradicated most of life on Earth. It turns out...

Boonie Bears came from the lively world of Chinese animation and has gone from being a TV show to a worldwide entertainment hit since its premiere in 2011. The show that began as a cute animated movie about two naughty bears and a logger has grown into a huge series that fans all over China and the world love.

In the past ten years, Boonie Bears has made ten full-length movies that each add to the strange world of Briar and Bramble. The movie “Time Twist” celebrates ten years of adventures in the movies. It has a unique plot twist pays tribute to the franchise’s roots while also surprising viewers.

In contrast to most animation sequels, this one isn’t about the bears themselves; instead, it’s about Vick, the former logger who used to be their main enemy. Vick is suddenly the main character in a crazy time-travel story...