Howl's Moving Castle

I love Miyazaki, and there's much to like here (the animation and music are, as ever, top-notch), but the story is a hopelessly jumbled and confusing mess, making it near-impossible to understand or care about the characters. Easily Miyazaki's weakest film.

Another wonderful Ghibli film full of personality and charm. Captivating, lively and involving it will grip your attention right until the end. Calcifer and Turnip-Head definitely go down as two of the most enjoyable characters I have seen recently in film. Howl's might not be quite as sublime as some of the finest Miyazaki offerings, but is still damn good by any standards.

There's a lot to take in. As someone who dragged their son to see 2001: A Space Odyssey when they were only six years old, I still felt like this was over both our heads.

It's hard not to fall in love with the worlds Miyazaki creates. Animation is fantastic. I like the darker territory explored here. Not my favorite work of his, but still undeniably great.

a weaker turn from Miyazaki. The second half of the film is totally out of focus and the final part is so rushed.