Comedy, Romance
Always Be My Maybe

Even with compelling actors who know how to score a laugh, there’s still plenty of content to work through here.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Aladdin (2019)

This version of Aladdin isn’t “A Whole New World.” But that’s a good thing.

Drama
All Is True

There’s a certain paradox in the title All Is True: This movie about William Shakespeare is largely speculation.

Drama, Romance
The Sun Is Also a Star

This angst-filled story’s positive themes are drowned out by some harsh profanity, racial slurs and suggestive conversations.

Comedy, Drama, Kids
A Dog’s Journey

This canine sequel is unquestionably of the same breed and straight out of the same litter as the original.

Drama, Romance
Good Sam

Unlike some original content on Netflix, this PG-rated story avoids the nasty stuff and centers on themes of hope and …

Comedy, Drama
Poms

The Hollywood caricature of what it takes to be old and “cool” diminishes the upbeat message this film wants to …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

The movie’s wonderfully rendered Pokémon will have young fans of the franchise (mostly) oohing and awing.

Drama, War
Tolkien

In examining Tolkien’s seminal stories, this movie neglected Tolkien’s own.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
UglyDolls

Like the pink, purpose-driven hero at its core, this movie’s heart is warm, fuzzy and endearing.

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Avengers: Endgame

This finale reminds us of movies gone by, celebrating the heroes we’ve come to know and giving them, I think, …

The Pilgrim’s Progress (2019)

A SNAPSHOT REVIEW John Bunyan’s classic story of spiritual pilgrimage, The Pilgrim’s Progress, is often said to be the second-most …

Drama
Breakthrough

This powerful and true story reminds us that miracles still happen.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Kids
Penguins

Another Disneynature win, win.

Comedy
Little

There are a lot of sweet moments in this film. But those sentiments don’t outweigh this movie’s PG-13 content issues.