The Finest Hours
Disney’s The Finest Hours feels like an old-fashioned adventure yarn that wants to inspire as much as thrill.
Norm of the North
Jokes about what adults will be able to, um, “bear” aside, this is really a pretty awful kid’s film.
The Masked Saint
The idea of a professional wrestler becoming a pastor might seem, well, preposterous. But that’s the part that’s actually “inspired by true events.”
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It’s not just the Force awakening in Episode VII. It’s the franchise’s charm. And maybe its life lessons, too.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
What can you say about yet another Chipmunk movie? Surely nothing all that surprising. Or even enlightening.
The Letters
Mother Teresa’s story is strong enough to inspire us, no matter how it’s presented. And so The Letters challenges each of us.
The Good Dinosaur
Those who do decide to jump in this rambunctious and alternate-reality river will at least find a few kid-focused lessons.
My All-American
The composition of a player’s heart outweighs the force of his bulk. And in the late 1960s, nobody had a bigger heart than Freddie Steinmark.
Jem and the Holograms
Four or five stars would be seriously pushing things here. But I guess it’s a flick that’s probably worth at least a Facebook “like.”
Woodlawn
Though the context of this movie—which is based on a true story—is football, its lessons apply to so much more than gridiron grappling.