Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! (2026)

"Lou" is a gentle purple dinosaur who espies a small yellow critter stranded on a rock in a river as the water levels rise perilously close! He determines to rescue the cantankerous "Kiri" and is fairly swiftly reminded of that old adage that no good deed goes unpunished. He gets bitten for his troubles then finds himself swept out to sea with only his slightly adversarial and toothy pal for company. The arrival of a great big monster now starts off a chain of adventures for the pair as they attempt to get back home so that "Lou" can reunite with his herd. I'm probably about fifty-five years older than the demographic for this, but I have to say that I did quite enjoy it's daft simplicity. The engaging clay animation is all pretty straightforward and 2-D, but some effort has gone onto the amiable dialogue between this dino-duo that ought to engage younger kids with messages of the value of friendship, loyalty and not judging a book (or a trunk) by it's cover as they encounter a range of other forest creatures and face a menacing volcanic eruption! It is perhaps just a little too long, but the youngsters at my screening sounded like they were enjoying themselves and if you are just looking for a friendly family film to plonk your rugrat in front of whilst you sort out the lunch, then this ought to do fine.