Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie: Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – O.S.T. RATING: PG LENGTH: 2 hour 2 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: The cast is charming and fantastic: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Dv Patel … Continued
Movie: The DUFF PG-13, 1 hour 41 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Teenagers have always lived in the world of bullying and underdog struggles for greatness, but this movie takes a modern tech, funny look at … 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: The Last Five Years PG-13, 1 hour, 34 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Mix these 3 things together for a tasty film: passion, pain, Anna Kendrick. Based on the popular off-Broadway stage musical (by Jason Robert … 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: 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: Into the Woods PG, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Once upon a time, there was a Broadway musical that Disney remade as a feature film for families. This deconstructed twist on some of … Continued
Movie: Annie PG, 1 hour 58 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: In the midst of the current Sony hacking drama, the studio released a family-friendly film that is loosely based on the original comic strip by Harold Graycorny, … 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: St. Vincent DVD PG-13 Grade: B- In a Nutshell: It never ceases to amaze me at what qualifies for a PG-13 movie these days. The content in this movie is quite mature and inappropriate for children, even … Continued