Ford vs. Ferrari equals fun!!! Carroll Shelby (Matt Damen) is an amazing race car driver, though due to a heart condition he is forced to quit racing. Meanwhile, at the Ford Motor Company, Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthall) proposes that the company start making race cars to attract younger drivers. They try to partner with Ferrari but that falls through. So Ford decides to hire Shelby to build their new, fast car, and in turn Shelby hires Ken Miles (Christian Bale), an extremely talented driver to race that fast car.  Ford v Ferrari (also known as Le Mans ’66) is a fact-based racing drama about events leading up to and including the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: November 14, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: Mild

• A married couple briefly kiss.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

• There are numerous car crashes with explosions.
• We see drivers on fire, and characters die.
• Characters fight; they punch, wrestle and throw each other to the ground.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• We hear “f–k,” “s–t,” “horses–t,” “a–hole,” “son of a bitch,” “jackass,” “dumbass,” “pr–k,” “piss,” “goddamn,” “damn,” “hell,” and “whores.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: None

Will Kids Like It? Yes

Overall, this is an interesting fact based drama for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the moderate profane language and moderate violence.

“Who am I?” is a key question throughout the film, Overcomer. It’s a thought provoking and inspiring question, especially for high school basketball coach John Harrison (Alex Kendrick). John’s future is uncertain as their town’s largest manufacturing plant shuts down unexpectedly and hundreds of people move away. As John is reassigned to coach the cross country team his life dramatically changes. He doesn’t know anything about running and is particularly out of shape. John reluctantly takes on the role as head cross country coach with only one runner on the team; a teenage girl named Hannah Scott. Since Hannah has asthma, running can be difficult at times, though through prayers and inspired words by her coach and loved ones Hannah pushes herself to the limit. Not only does coach John Harrison’s life change, but Hannah Scott’s life changes as well. Hannah discovers her faith, forgiveness, and the love of God. Overcomer is a faith-based sports drama, one for the whole family.

Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 22, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 9+
Sexual Content: None

Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Maybe

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: None

Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

• A man is frustrated and smashes a brick on the ground after he gets into an argument with his wife.
• A teen girl is chased by three teenage boys.
• Initially Hannah steals from people, and lies about it. However, she eventually returns all the items that she stole.

Crude or Profane Language: None

Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

• One of the main characters had been addicted to drugs. We hear how the drugs negatively affected his life and those around him.
• There are references to a mother who died from a drug overdose.

Will Kids Like It? Maybe

• Overall, this is a wonderful and heartfelt faith-based sports drama. Great for the whole family as it will spark some inspiring conversations.

Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner) is a beautiful Golden Retriever. He is a very loyal and dedicated dog to his owner, Formula One race car driver Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia). Enzo is there when Denny meets his wife Eve (Amanda Seyfried), and is there at the birth of their daughter, Zoe (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). Sadly, the family goes through an extremely challenging situation, while Enzo is observing it all. He ultimately tries to figure out mankind hoping to be reincarnated as a human. The Art of Racing in the Rain is a very emotional drama based on the bestselling novel by Garth Stein.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 8, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild

Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? No

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: Mild

• We see a couple who fall in love and get married. They’re shown kissing numerous times.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

• The subject matter of death of a loved one is woven throughout the film which may frighten young kids.
• (Spoiler alert!) A dog dies.

Crude or Profane Language: None

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

• We see characters drinking alcohol in social situations.

Will Kids Like It? No

Overall this is an intense heartfelt and emotional film. Depending on the child this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.