Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Sherlock Gnomes

This is your standard, plastic, pink flamingo of a movie—colorful and cute and maybe even fun, but kinda tacky, too.

Drama
I Can Only Imagine

I was skeptical that a movie based on a song could work—no matter how great that song was. But I’ll …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time is no masterpiece. But it still has a wrinkle or two of its own that families …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Early Man

This stop-motion flick is all just zany, cockamamie clay craziness designed to make your kids cackle.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit is exactly what you’d expect¬¬—except for a few scenes that are actually more redemptive than the trailers suggest.

Animation, Kids
Mary and the Witch’s Flower

Mixed in with all the magicking in this animated flick there’s a very firm message about rejecting all that spellcasting …

Drama, Romance
Forever My Girl

This tender tale’s portrait of brokenness and emotional healing is more appropriate for older audiences than younger ones.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Paddington 2

Paddington 2 is just about as cuddly—and surprisingly inspiring—a sequel as you could hope to find.

Drama, Musical
The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman paints a portrait of the metaphorical tightrope P.T. Barnum walked, and we’re drawn into his mesmerizing world.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Ferdinand

Like the flower-loving bull at its heart, this Ferdinand isn’t just another one-trick Toro.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Last Jedi isn’t perfect, morally, spiritually or aesthetically. But I think it’s the best Star Wars film since the …

Drama
The Man Who Invented Christmas

Even the worst among us can change. That alone constitutes a Christmas miracle worth celebrating.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Coco

Despite this film’s eye-popping beauty and its heartwarming moments, Pixar’s latest still packages a pagan worldview.

Comedy, Drama
Wonder

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson earnestly pour their hearts into this poignant, realistic story about a son who is different.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy
The Star

This film tells an imaginative and sweet version of Jesus’ birth—from the point of view of animals—while remaining faithful to …