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That France's first tentative step into the All Stars sub-brand feels a little tepid is really testament to how much I adore the core series. The highlights, as always, are the artistry and the intensity of the French queens. Seeing another series of firm faves like Moon, Big Bertha, Elips and Punani make it worth the watch but I did find myself missing the thoughtful abstractions on the format like Nicky's phone from S3. The All Stars framework is a little stale for me, and here's hoping if we get another French one they give it a bit more of a twist!

Rian Johnson's Knives Out was a bit of a phenomenon, but the cozy whodunnit craze is now a few decades in and despite containing some sharp insights and some solid performances it has aged quickly and now looks a bit cartoonish and baggy. That being said, I hugely enjoyed it when I first saw it and the hooting ensemble do make it ... well, fun. It's fun to watch and it's that charismatic twinkle and the little cynical social jabs you can make within it that makes the genre so damned survivable. Compels me though.

A bold reboot of the ancient horrordog franchise within the 90s, now remembered fondly by many folk including my Scoobfan partner. For the unconverted it at least offers a fairly smart update of the lore and some genuinely great animation, despite a cheesy 90s alt rock soundtrack. Billy West does a creditable Casey Kasem despite the fact that we should've rightly had a tofu-munching return to form alongside the ancient-sounding Fred. The hard steer into genre during this is a wild set of choices, and I now too remember this fondly. If not because shortly after watching it my child took to calling the titular mutt "Scooby Duude"