Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Moana 2

Families that enjoyed ‘Moana’ will likely enjoy a story that doesn’t pack any unexpected or unwanted surprises into this adventure-filled …

beauty and the beast
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Musical, Romance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Belle and Beast, Disney and musical, story and song. This movie stands at or near the pinnacle of cinema-meets-theater-meets-animation.

flow
Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Flow

Beautiful, surreal and powerful, ‘Flow’ may be appropriate for kids, but it’s not necessarily made for them.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a simple story, but both its violence and animation …

wallace and gromit vengeance most fowl
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Mystery/Suspense
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Witty, silly and ever-so-much fun, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is not a perfect film. But it is pretty …

finding nemo
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Finding Nemo

To find Nemo is to discover underwater treasure. The animation has the depth of the ocean itself. The adventure is …

monsters inc
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Monsters, Inc.

A bit of G-rated fantasy/slapstick violence is really the only thing that’s even close to scary about ‘Monsters, Inc.’

the lion king
Animation, Drama, Kids, Musical
The Lion King

Lions, hyenas and the circle of life. Oh my! The Lion King rules the animation world with a story that’s …

Action/Adventure, Animation
Solo Leveling: ReAwakening

Solo Leveling: ReAwakening is lightning-paced, graphically impressive and intensely violent anime import from Japan.

Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
That Christmas

‘That Christmas’ comes with sweet messages. But there are a still a couple of “presents” here that won’t fit snugly …

Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
My Neighbor Totoro

This rereleased 1988 Studio Ghibli classic is strange and lovely in all the right ways.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Hitpig!

There’s nothing super egregious about Hitpig. But it’s largely predicated on toilet humor and slapstick violence that little kids will …

spellbound
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Spellbound

Spellbound turned out to be a bit of a letdown.

Animation, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
An Almost Christmas Story

Disney+’s Christmas special is a sweet little fable that feels, on its surface, like just a secular confection. But let’s …

Animation, Documentary, Music
Piece by Piece

Pharrell’s creative, sometimes inspiring biographical doc, Piece by Piece, is a strong structure, but some pieces do feel out of …