Sketch review – googly-eyed fuzzballs come to glitter-burping life in fun kids fantasy yarn

<p>In this emotionally smart adventure for older kids, a 10-year-old girl’s drawings magically come off the page and wreak havoc</p><p>The Goonies meets Godzilla in this brilliantly fun, imaginative and emotionally smart adventure for older kids. It’s about a 10-year-old girl named Amber (Bianca Belle) whose drawings of monsters magically come to life and wreak all kinds of havoc. Since they are the product of a 10-year-old brain, and drawn with felt-tip pens, the monsters are mostly a cute bunch of fuzzballs with googly eyes, burping up glitter. Though be warned, one or two near the end could spook even adult audiences.</p><p>Things start to go wrong for Amber after she is caught drawing a picture of herself stabbing a classmate – loudmouth, obnoxious Bowman (Kalon Cox). Amber lives with her big brother Jack (Kue Lawrence) and their lovely dad (Tony Hale); her mum has recently died, and there’s a funny scene around the dinner table as her brother Jack looks up on his phone if they are orphans, resulting in Amber coining the phrase “morphan” (as in maternal orphan).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/21/sketch-review-googly-eyed-fuzzballs-come-to-glitter-burping-life-in-fun-kids-fantasy-yarn">Continue reading...</a>