Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Sonic the Hedgehog

This big-screen take on Sega’s anthropomorphized cobalt cannonballer is mostly cute and cuddly.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Onward

By Pixar’s own high standards, Onward is a bit of a disappointment.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Birds of Prey

Strip away the language, airbrush out the blood, and you’ve got pretty much the same movie, only better.

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

Despite this film’s PG-13 rating, families may well choose to draw a line with Vin Diesel’s latest bloody actioner.

Action/Adventure, Kids, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Escape to Witch Mountain

Despite what this movie’s title suggests, there are no witches in this live-action Disney classic.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Code 8

This low-budget sci-fi movie’s popularity on Netflix won’t be augmented by Plugged In’s review of it.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Underwater

Underwater skips exposition altogether and leaps with videogame-like glee into its deadly, high-pressure destruction.

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, 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, 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.

Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Extra Ordinary

This horror/comedy/fantasy mash-up tries to make light of Satan worship and spiritual hauntings.

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

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

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep doesn’t just want to scare you: It wants to shock and even sicken you.

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Terminator: Dark Fate

Unlike the last two PG-13 flicks in this franchise, Dark Fate ratchets things back up to R-rated levels.