Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Sonny Quinn and Sam Carter are best buds. They’ve got each other’s backs when it comes to school, homework and …

Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Smallfoot

This film—with its stone-carved laws that turn out to be lies—could well be interpreted in some subversive ways.

Drama, Horror, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

One can only hope that wise parents are scared away from this freaky flick … long before their kids are.

Drama, War
God Bless the Broken Road

This Christian film realistically explores the gritty, grief-filled aftermath of a terrible loss.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A-X-L

If you were a bullied teen who just happened to stumble upon a huge robotic dog, what would you do?

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dog Days

This is a really tame romcom with lots of dogs. It’s not a dog movie for kids, in my estimation.

Comedy, Drama, Kids
Christopher Robin

This film wasn’t made just for kids. It was made for us—the adults who fret about our own Very Important …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies

Families who choose to cope with its inane gags will find a flick that delivers some solid messages about what …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation isn’t a perfect family film. But it’s still a pretty sweet one on many levels.

Drama
Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace tells a powerful and poignant story—one that’s simultaneously unique and universal, tragic and hopeful.

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

Pixar once again encourages us to think as we laugh and marvel and cringe and smile.

Comedy, Kids
Show Dogs

Oh, the indignities a seasoned police dog must put up with just to take a bite out of crime.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, War
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

This animated film offers young filmgoers an age-appropriate look at one of the worst conflicts in history.

Drama
The Miracle Season

This drama reminds us that dwelling on the ifs in life is no way to live it.

Drama
God’s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness

This film does something unexpected: It suggests that winning the culture war isn’t what matters most for Christians.