First Thoughts on Mary and the Witch’s Flower / Meari to Majo no Hana (2017)

I take a look at Studio Ponoc's colourful debut fantasy

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First Thoughts on How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

The heartfelt conclusion to a beloved trilogy of the 2010s

First Thoughts on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

I finally see the animated sensation that's sweeping the nation(s)

First Thoughts on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)

An American take on a European classic comic

First Thoughts on The Simpsons Movie (2007)

A hugely successful spinoff from an equally successful show

First Thoughts on Happy Feet (2006)

My first thoughts on this mid-2000s fan favourite. This article is dedicated to Robin Williams (1951-2014), Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), Steve Irwin (1962-2006) and Prince (1958-2016), all sadly taken too soon.

First Thoughts on Corpse Bride (2005)

A gothic musical from Tim Burton featuring the strangest love triangle in animation

First Thoughts on The Polar Express (2004)

I finally see a holiday favourite from Robert Zemeckis

Film Review: The Prince of Egypt (1998)

To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, here's a nearly 20,000 word rhapsody on DreamWorks's magnum opus, The Prince of Egypt (I got a bit carried away)

First Thoughts on Ocean Waves / Umi ga Kikoeru (1993)

A half-forgotten TV film from the legendary Studio Ghibli