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Kubo and the Two Strings

It has often perplexed me why there have been relatively few fantasy adventure animated films. With their mix of monsters, magic, and heroism, they would seem to be an ideal fit to captivate the imaginations of children and adults alike. Putting asid...

Run Time: 1:35
U.S. Release Date: 2016-08-19
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mild Violence)
Genre: Animated
Director: Travis Knight
Cast: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes, ...
La Vie en Rose

One has to wonder whether we are reaching the point of oversaturation with respect to bio-pics of famous singers. The landscape is dotted with them: Ray, Walk the Line, Control, I'm Not There, and so on. The field has become so crowded that Judd ...

Run Time: 2:20
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Drugs, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Olivier Dahan
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Jean-Pierre Martins, ...
Lady in the Water, The

When you consider a modern day fairy tale, no matter how twisted, ideal descriptions include "enchanting," "engaging," and "magical." They do not include "silly," "ridiculous," and "laughable." Unfortunately, in the case of Lady in the Water, the...

Run Time: 1:52
U.S. Release Date: 2006-07-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Mature Themes)
Genre: FANTASY
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Balaban, ...
Land of the Lost

What were they thinking? Not only does the concept of re-imagining a campy Saturday morning TV show as a Will Ferrell "family-friendly" big-budget movie sound bad, it is bad. A turd of T-Rex proportions, Land of the Lost makes one remember last s...

Run Time: 1:33
U.S. Release Date: 2009-06-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Cartoon Violence)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/COMEDY
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, ...
Landline

Wedding family drama with rose-colored 1990s nostalgia, Landline provides an ensemble of solid performances and some affecting moments but is ultimately undone by a storyline that treads too-common ground for American indie (and French) films. ...

Run Time: 1:33
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Cast: Jenny Slate, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, ...
Last Christmas

If Richard Curtis watches Last Christmas, he will likely do so with a smile on his face. In approach, tone, and intent, this is very much like the kind of film Curtis makes and bears more than a passing resemblance to his unlikely now-classic ...

Run Time: 1:42
U.S. Release Date: 2019-11-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson, ...
Last of the Mohicans, The

There is so little wrong with this film that I'll get the incidental negatives out of the way first. The introductory moments are somewhat confusing, and it takes about fifteen or twenty minutes to get the characters and situations straight. Made...

Run Time: 1:54
U.S. Release Date: 1992-09-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/AVENTURE
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Wes Studi, ...
Lego Batman Movie, The

Although not as good as the brilliantly subversive The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie offers a PG dollop of the same self-mocking humor that made Deadpool so successful. By rejecting the pervasive darkness that has shrouded the character since Tim...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-10
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Chris McKay
Cast: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, ...
Lego Movie 2, The: The Second Part

Perhaps no duo has reached farther and deeper into current pop culture than Phil Lord & Christopher Miller. Their recent movies have plundered the DC Universe, an alternate version of the MCU, and even a little bit of the Galaxy Far, Far Away....

Run Time: 1:46
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-08
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Adventure
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Chris Pratt, Maya Rudolph, Charlie Day, ...
Lego Movie, The

Legos. They seem to have been around forever (actually, since 1949). As a kid, some 40 years ago, I can remember playing with them: colored plastic bricks that snapped together. Since then, the Lego empire has expanded, venturing into arenas previ...

Run Time: 1:32
U.S. Release Date: 2014-02-07
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Cast: (voices) Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, ...