Helping you choose the best movies for your family
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: Cinderella Rating: PG Length: 1 hour 45 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: In an era of movie remakes, this version of Cinderella by Director Kenneth Branagh is very simple, elegant, pure, and even old-fashioned, staying … 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: Paddington PG, 1 hour 35 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: This family-friendly tale begins with an amusing background story that sets the humor and tone for the film, which is based on the popular children’s books … Continued
Movie Title: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day PG 80 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Based on Judith Viorst’s beloved 1972 child’s book, this slapstick and warmhearted family film is a simple illustration of how … 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
Movie Title: Earth To Echo PG, 1 hour 29 minutes Grade: C In a Nutshell: This tween flick feels like an attempt at remaking E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial or even Super 8 with The Goonies (1985), but not as magical and … Continued
Movie Title: How to Train Your Dragon 2 PG, 1 hour 45 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Everyone in the family will enjoy this adorable DreamWorks sequel by Dean DeBlois. It impresses with FANTASTIC textures and surfaces: fur, leather, … Continued
Movie Title: Maleficent PG, 1 hour 37 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: This magical Disney retelling of Sleeping Beauty (1959) begins “Let us tell an old story anew and we shall see how well you know … Continued