Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie: The Peanuts Movie Rating: G, 1 hour 32 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: How wonderful that a whole new generation is being introduced to the lovable Peanuts. Hollywood did this one right: they kept … Continued
Movie: Hotel Transylvania 2 Rating: PG, 1 hour 29 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Colorful and silly, this family animation written by Adam Sandler takes a social stand on mixed marriages and tolerance. Voice talents include … Continued
Movie: Minions Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Adorable. Silly. Colorful. Like eating pure sugar. Imaginative prequel to the beloved Despicable Me movie franchise. The plot isn’t deep, but their crazy antics will still make you smile. Warning: It may … Continued
Movie: Inside Out PG, 1 hour 34 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: This is Pixar at its finest. It’s fresh and original and surprisingly deep. It’s about emotions, so expect to bring tissues. With a fantastic cast … Continued
Movie: Home PG, 1 hour 33 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Dreamworks is trying hard to keep up with Disney who has recently been pumping out hit after hit. Home doesn’t have quite the magic that Disney … Continued
Movie: The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water PG, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: If you love SpongeBob SquarePants, then you’ll get a kick out of this colorful movie adventure by United Plankton … Continued
Movie: Strange Magic PG , 1 hour 39 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: This fanciful animation features music from the past six decades in a whimsical search for true love inspired by Shakespeare’s William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer … Continued
Movie Title: Penguins of Madagascar PG, 1 hour 32 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: The zany, spy penguins from the Madagascar franchise finally got their own feature film, full of high-jinks and frivolity. No matter what age … Continued
Movie Title: The BoxTrolls Grade: B In a Nutshell: From the quirky and creepy creators of Coraline and Paranorman, this family flick has a steampunk feel to it and features the voice talents of Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, … Continued
Movie Title: Planes: Fire & Rescue PG, 1 hour 24 minutes Grade: C+ In a Nutshell: You know when you make a Xerox copy of another actual Xerox copy and the quality gets worse each time? That’s kind of this … Continued