Storks
Even in films otherwise chockfull of uplifting, pro-family messages, parents have to stay vigilant to the very end.
The Light Between Oceans
While it isn’t explicitly a movie about God, The Light Between Oceans powerfully, poignantly deals with the passion, sacrifice, grace and moral truth that originate from that heavenly source.
Greater
Greater treads off the beaten sports-movie path into deeper philosophical and spiritual questions. And it refuses to give a pat answer to why very bad things happen to very good people.
Kubo and the Two Strings
All of Kubo’s eye-, ear- and heart-pleasing stuff masks some spiritual philosophies that parents may not be expecting.
The Little Prince
Just because the movie isn’t quite as good as the book, that doesn’t make it a bad movie.
Nine Lives
Every dad—and really, every Tabby stripe of parent or spouse—can sometimes use a little reminder that the time you spend at your job or career isn’t the most important part of the day.
Star Trek Beyond
This pic’s plotline brims with optimism and feels as if it could have been beamed right out of the original series.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
This yesterday-and-tomorrow-but-never-today amusement feels less dark and dangerous than the Alice in Wonderland original.
The Angry Birds Movie
What more were we expecting from a cartoon based on a phone app that shoots miffed birds at pigs?
Love & Friendship
Call it an 18th-century romcom, if you will, a silly, sometimes winkingly salacious warm-up for the likes of Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice.