Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Minions & Monsters

The Minions get predictably chaotic in Minions & Monsters, but this time, they decide to conjure up monsters via a …

Drama
Citizen Kane

‘Citizen Kane’ launched Orson Welles’ career and brilliantly reshaped moviemaking. You know, little stuff like that.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Enola Holmes 3

Netflix’s ‘Enola Holmes 3’ brings another fun mystery to the series, but we see several violent fight scenes and a …

Biography/History, Drama, War
Young Washington

‘Young Washington’ is a strong and largely accurate look at an overlooked period of American history. But it’s not free …

sergeant york
Biography/History, Drama, Romance, War
Sergeant York

‘Sergeant York’ is a classic film about redemption, faith and courage. It’s equal parts patriotic and spiritually resonant.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Toy Story 5

Playtime faces off against screen time in ‘Toy Story 5.’ The film is mostly clean, but a potty-training device makes …

Animation, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act

The threat of abstracting is real in ‘The Amazing Digital Circus.’ Parents will note that some of the content here …

pressure
Biography/History, Drama, War
Pressure

‘Pressure’ takes us into a little-known wrinkle in perhaps history’s most documented war, and it does so with fewer content …

mr. smith goes to washington
Comedy, Drama
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

When an idealistic guy goes to Washington, he finds that the government isn’t as upright as he thought. But the …

michael
Biography/History, Drama, Music
Michael

‘Michael’ covers Michael Jackson’s rise to superstardom with much more style than substance—and a few content issues, too.

masters of the universe
Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Masters of the Universe

‘Masters of the Universe’ was more fun than we expected. But the problems grow in tandem with those positives.

the breadwinner
Comedy
The Breadwinner

While it may not be a newfound comedy classic, families will find a lot to like in Nate Bargatze’s ‘The …

propeller one-way night coach
Drama
Propeller One-Way Night Coach

‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’ is a story about a mom and son’s plane flight. It tries to be nostalgic. But …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Animal Farm

‘Animal Farm’ is a strangely dissonant adaptation which tries to stretch a somber, cautionary tale into a sort of wacky …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ feels like an old Ray Harryhausen creature feature. ‘Course, all those beasties come with teeth, and …