Uglies
Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Uglies

Uglies has some unappealing content, but it also speaks to the societal pressures that teens face and must learn to …

Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Slingshot

Slingshot boasts fine performances, clever plotting and simmering tension. But violence and language send this film off course.

Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
AfrAId

AfrAId, like the AI assistant at its center, comes with plenty of promise. But it brings problems to the table, …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Borderlands

Despite Cate Blanchett’s presence in this video game movie, its language and violence mean there are better ways to spend …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon doodles up some laughs. It also draws us in to ponder spiritual questions about life’s …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

The fourth film in the latest reboot of this franchise delivers exactly what you’d expect with regard to its story …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fairy Tale, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Time Bandits

Let’s travel back to 1981 to revisit Time Bandits. But before you stuff your bag with loot, you may find …

Action/Adventure, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Monster High 2

While Monster High 2 doesn’t come at viewers withs its claws and fangs out, it still harbors significant worldview issues.

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A Quiet Place: Day One

The third entry in the ‘Quiet Place’ franchise once again contrasts savage alien brutality with surprising human tenderness.

Action/Adventure, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The NeverEnding Story

This classic ‘80s fantasy film doesn’t have too much content but might still be a bit too intense for younger …

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Tuesday

This grim drama about the Grim Reaper taking the form of a macaw is unnerving, confusing and spiritually void of …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Descendants: The Rise of Red

As a standalone film, ‘The Rise of Red’ is one of the weaker—and more problematic—stories in the larger ‘Descendants’ franchise.

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

This early Steven Spielberg classic holds up well story-wise, but it might have more content than you remember.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Imaginary

The animated Netflix film The Imaginary is beautiful, scary and mostly clean. But its handful of problems aren’t imaginary at …

Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Watchers

It’s a horror movie, but The Watchers stays within its PG-13 confines. Too bad it wanders away from sensible storytelling.