Drama
A Long Way Off

It’s once again wine, women and song for the Prodigal Son. But this guy adds hot stock from a video …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

This pic looks much more like a direct-to-DVD tyke trifle than anything approaching feature film fare. But it’s still a …

Comedy
Moms’ Night Out

In fact, this pic works so well that I’ve got a feeling Moms’ Night Out will make many a real-world …

Drama
Belle

Belle’s main focus isn’t really romance at all. Instead, Dido and John’s risky commitment to combating slavery makes this story …

Documentary
Bears

This Disneynature film shuffles along with a family of Alaskan grizzlies. Bear hugs all around!

Drama
Heaven Is for Real

The result is a faith-oriented and family-friendly film that will both inspire and vex—much like Colton’s stories affect his own …

Animation, Comedy, Kids, Musical
Rio 2

That makes this a nice little suet cake that really starts to taste good once it hits its musical theater …

Comedy, Kids, Musical
Muppets Most Wanted

More importantly, it says some truly sweet things about true love, family and lifelong friendship. Oh, and the bad ghees …

Drama
God’s Not Dead

There are moments of implausibility that emerge as the list of non-Christians behaving badly lengthens. But God’s Not Dead can …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The snow, the lamppost and the Turkish delight. C.S. Lewis’ poignant message shines through this big-budget production.

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

Sometimes a hero is easy to spot—he’s brave, he’s brilliant, he’s special. But sometimes he’s just a plastic shell of …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Nut Job

It also attempts to transition the action from gritty and “adult” (there’s foul language and gun violence in the short) …

Comedy, Drama
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has some rough edges. (We’ve felt them here.) It also proves to be positive, …

e.t. the extra-terrestrial
Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Originally released in the summer of 1982, Steven Spielberg’s classic sci-fi heart-tugger is celebrating its 20th anniversary by returning to …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids
Walking With Dinosaurs

So think of Walking With Dinosaurs as a souped-up 5th-grade science class filmstrip, with just enough drama to keep kids …