A competent adaptation that suffers some pacing issues, particularly in the first season, but which continues to build and improve on itself, with excellent world-building and a brilliant core cast who are bringing these characters to life.
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Lives up to the original to deliver a brilliant yet more mature look into the relationships between dragons and Vikings. An exceptional kids film and a lot of fun for adults as well.
An excellent kids movie that I defy anyone to watch and not come away with a great big smile on their face. Toothless is an iconic character and the plot, animation, voice acting, music, design, action, and humour are all top notch.
A surprisingly competent superhero movie wrapped around the most ridiculous superhero in DC's canon.
The heavenly, hellish, and utterly neutrally amazing comedy.
A quirky, British tale that is all the dafter for the fact that (most of it) is true. Maggie Smith is phenomenal and the multiple Alan Bennets is a clever gimmick that works.
Much better than it might have been, with some excellent dialogue, brilliant performances, and wonderful source material, but not quite perfect. A solid adaptation.
Batman: Assault on Arkham
A more competent version of the live action Suicide Squad movie, though ultimately the plot falls apart entirely if you stop and think about how government departments work at all. Still, where's the fun in that?
Avatar: The Last Airbender
A wonderfully detailed world and magic system woven around a story that will entertain any age, a classic that definitely doesn't disappoint.
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
A whimsical dive into the wider Moomin universe, though a bit too threadbare and bizarre for anyone but kids to really enjoy.
PokΓ©mon: Detective Pikachu
An attempt was made. It's beautiful and the actors are great, but it feels a little aimless in its wanderings.
A masterclass in world building that keeps you engaged, even if the central mystery feels a little obvious in a modern light.