Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Sword in the Stone

Although The Sword in the Stone certainly delves into the world of magic and sorcery, it’s meant to be light …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson is live-action Disney fare at its classical best.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Dolittle

This is the sort of pic that kids will forgive and enjoy, and adults will cruise through and pretty quickly …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

For fans of this franchise, The Rise of Skywalker works: not necessarily logically, but emotionally.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

For some, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution will feel extraordinarily nostalgic. Others (read: non-fan parents) will likely be thinking … Meh.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jumanji: The Next Level

This film feels anything but appropriate for families of young kids—the very audience you’d assume it’s made for.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wendy

Wendy is an imaginative and, I think, moving rumination on youth and age, dreams and grief.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Spenser Confidential

Mark Wahlberg stalking the streets of Boston, sporting his accent, a stream of profanity and beating up bad guys? Check.

Action/Adventure, Comedy
Charlie’s Angels (2019)

This reboot’s empowering messages are ultimately undermined by its content concerns.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids
Spies in Disguise

The movie’s friendship and self-sacrifice-promoting decoder signals counterbalance its gratuitous guffaws.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Playmobil: The Movie

For some families, Playmobil: The Movie will teeter right on the edge of what’s appropriate for their kids.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Frozen II

Frozen II is not a slam-dunk, take-the-whole-fam movie for everyone.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Midway

Midway is a deeply inspiring movie. It’s also a war movie, though, with all of the content that comes with …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
21 Bridges

If you saw Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther and want more of King T’Challa, you’ll not find him here.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Arctic Dogs

Despite its storytelling issues, as well as toilet humor and mild innuendo, Arctic Dogs delivers some solid messages for kids.