Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby’s eventual affirmation of sibling bonding and familial love makes all its toddler toilet humor a bit more …

Drama, Sports
Slamma Jamma

While this basketball film sometimes stumbles a bit narratively and content-wise, on the court its slam dunk maestros literally soar.

Kids, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast

Families that don’t embrace Beauty and the Beast’s pro-gay moments will be forced to grapple with how best to respond …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Rock Dog

Rock Dog is a movie that is at times mildly charming (if predictable and formulaic) but more often just kind …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The LEGO Batman Movie

A tiny bit more restraint could have made this a movie we’d wholeheartedly recommend. As it is, it’s pretty good, …

Comedy, Drama
A Dog’s Purpose

A Dog’s Purpose is the kind of movie Christian moviegoers often say that we’d like to see: a sweet story …

Comedy, Drama
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

Too often the church isn’t seen as a place of grace or honesty, but as a place where hypocrites pretend …

Action/Adventure, Animation
The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle is a simple parable about the basic longings we all share: the desire to find companionship and …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Monster Trucks

This is a movie about a boy and his monster. It’s a popcorn-munching romp for the tween set, one that …

Drama
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures inspires as it entertains. It acknowledges racial divisions while insisting that there’s more than one way to fix …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Sing

Sing is exactly what you would expect if you’ve seen the trailer: a lighthearted and inspiring American Idol-style singing competition …

Drama
Believe

Believe stresses the importance of charity while lauding entrepreneurship and plain hard work. It celebrates the ties between people and …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Moana

Disney sets its narrative sights on a new blend of Hawaiian myth and Pacific Ocean adventure.

Animation, Kids, Musical
Trolls

This let’s-all-get-along tale is pretty much exactly the kind of felt-and-glitter silliness you might expect from a movie about something …

Comedy, Kids
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

This is the kind of movie that will have conscientious parents face-palming and shaking their heads.