Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

This sequel’s emphasis on hard work and working as a team could give moms and dads something substantive to discuss …

Comedy, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Descendants 2

Disney Channel’s second film in this franchise again dives into to surprisingly significant themes involving love and acceptance.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sports
Cars 3

Cars 3 hotfoots it back to the raceway to deliver a story similar to Lightning McQueen’s first one—this time from …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Smurfs: The Lost Village

Frankly, the Smurfs: The Lost Village’s creators do something really brave: They make a movie … just for kids.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby’s eventual affirmation of sibling bonding and familial love makes all its toddler toilet humor a bit more …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Rock Dog

Rock Dog is a movie that is at times mildly charming (if predictable and formulaic) but more often just kind …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The LEGO Batman Movie

A tiny bit more restraint could have made this a movie we’d wholeheartedly recommend. As it is, it’s pretty good, …

Action/Adventure, Animation
The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle is a simple parable about the basic longings we all share: the desire to find companionship and …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Monster Trucks

This is a movie about a boy and his monster. It’s a popcorn-munching romp for the tween set, one that …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Moana

Disney sets its narrative sights on a new blend of Hawaiian myth and Pacific Ocean adventure.

Documentary, Musical
Hillsong—Let Hope Rise

Hillsong—Let Hope Rise delivers a stirring, refreshing—and musically familiar—reminder that Jesus still reigns amid the chaos of our world, and …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Wild Life

Pixar-like moments? Sweet scenes that require wiping a tear from your grown-up eye? Nope, not a one. But then there …

Action/Adventure, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pete’s Dragon

If you’re a parent pausing over concerns about dragons, worry not. Pete’s winged, galumphy bud Elliot is no scary, scaly …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course may be showing the series’ prehistoric age, but in some important ways it also emphasizes traditional …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Secret Life of Pets

Occasional toilet humor doesn’t ruin this good-hearted, pro-pet flick, one that reminds us humans not to make hasty decisions or …