What’s it about?
A loner police dog gets partnered with a goofy and impatient FBI officer to go undercover at a dog show in search of a stolen panda.

What we thought
Dan says: Show Dogs biggest claim to fame is a misguided subplot about the hero learning to be relaxed when his dog junk is physically checked for quality. This scene was removed in the international version for accidentally sending the wrong message to children about molestation.

Interfering with the auteur’s vision can have negative effects on the resulting product.

Thankfully, in this instance, the auteur appears to have spent so much of the film’s budget on coke that nothing makes any sense before the edited scene. The story is both simplistic and yet baffling at the same time. The effects are laughably nineties. There are more jokes about breeding than I’d expect in a kid’s film including one with Ru Paul that I can’t figure out whether it’s racist or transphobic.

I did chuckle twice at the pug.

What’s it about?
A young family orphaned by their violent neighbour, who killed (and ate!) their father, seeks murderous revenge on his nephew.

What did we think?
Stephen Scott says: if you’d let your kids watch the homicidal activities of Itchy & Scratchy or Wiley Coyote & Roadrunner, then you’ll all have a ball with this cute and highly modernised take on the beloved classic. As with all good family films, it works on many levels, with a simple storyline for the five year olds up to some quirky characters for the adults. Hilarious and stupid fun.

What’s it about?
Aunt Lucy is turning 100 and Paddington has his eye on the perfect present: a meticulously beautiful pop-up book of London … but so has a thief with a taste for the theatrical.

What did we think?
Stephen Scott says: With the classic Paddington stories montaged out of the way in the first movie, a cohesive tale can now be told, making a much more enjoyable experience. So enjoyable, I can safely say that Paddington 2 is, paws down, the best movie of 2017.

“But it’s not a serious movie!” I hear the purists scream. Let me explain: it doesn’t have to be. The charm and happiness it creates from classic slapstick and a heart-warming narrative ensures it is hilarious, uplifting and utterly delightful.