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.”
Goosebumps
I’m not as sanguine as the film’s star regarding the appropriate age to see a movie like Goosebumps.
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.
Pan
This explosion of CGI color is a long way from that beloved story about a boy in green tights who never wants to grow up.
The Walk
It just goes to show you that you don’t need a lot of R-rated content to make a pretty thrilling feature.
Hotel Transylvania 2
Anything in this oddball Halloween party pic worth really sinking your teeth into, though? Not really. But at least the movie doesn’t bite back … very hard.
Everest
There’s no real “woo-hoo!” moment by film’s end. It’s quite simply a well-acted, documentary-like chronicling.
90 Minutes in Heaven
The most real thing that happens is here on earth. Not a bad thing, maybe, since it resonates far more than the digital visions of heaven.