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    Abominable-Kids’ Movie Review

    Most teenagers love summer vacation. It’s time to relax, see movies and go to the beach. However, not Yi (voiced by Chloe Bennet). Yi is a teenage girl living in Shanghai, she works very hard doing odd jobs such as babysitting, walking dogs and dumping trash as she is trying to save money so she can travel across China. Yi’s life dramatically changes the day she finds a yeti on her roof. Now Yi and her two friends hope to return their beloved furry creature to Mount Everest so he can reunite with his family. Abominable is a wonderful animated film for the whole family.

     

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: September 26, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group:     8+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:     None
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     None
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Flirting between teenagers.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • We see guards with tranquilizer guns wanting to capture the yeti and his human friends. Kids are also captured.
    • A human is shot by a dart and gets knocked out.
    • One of the villains causes an avalanche which pushes Yi off a bridge.
    • We hear threats about killing and cutting up the yeti.
    • Death of a loved one is discussed.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a heartwarming, animated film for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violence.

    Ad Astra-Kids’ Movie Review

    Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) is an aeronautics engineer. He’s married, and has no children. When Roy was 16 years old his father, Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones), was selected to head the Lima Project, a manned mission into space to look for aliens. When Clifford goes missing Roy eventually goes on a mission to find his father in Ad Astra, which is Latin for “through hardships to the stars.” They didn’t have the best father/son relationship, but Roy eventually realizes how much he and his father have in common, and he desperately wants to make peace with him.  Ad Astra is a sci-fi, emotional  drama about a father/son relationship.

     

    Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     September 19, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG13
    Best Age Group:     13+
    Sexual Content:     None
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:     Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     None
    Will Kids Like It?     No

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • A creepy creature attacks a human to death. We see the gory remains.
    • Characters die from gun shots, explosions, and stabbings.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “what the hell,” “goddamn,” and “f–king sucks.”
    • A character gives the finger.

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? No

    Overall this is an interesting, emotional drama about a conflicting relationship between a father and son. This may not be entertaining for kids.

    IT: Chapter 2-Kids Movie Review

    The gang from Derry, Maine are back, and sadly so is Pennywise, the evil clown. It’s been twenty-seven years since the Losers Club, a group of misfit middle school aged boys, conquered Pennwise. Nonetheless, IT returns to terrorize the people of Derry once again. The kids from the previous movie are now adults and have moved on with their lives, however, they must reunite to destroy the evil clown once and for all!!! IT: Chapter Two is the sequel to the 2017 movie, IT. Both movies are based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel.

     

    Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     September 5, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     R
    Best Age Group:     17 +
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:     Excessive
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Mild
    Will Kids Like It?     No

    Talking Points:

    Through all the violent scenes the film highlights the importance of teamwork. In order for the characters to survive  they must work together  to confront the clown’s attacks.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • We see two men passionately kissing, and a man and woman kiss.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • Violent fighting and gory bloody scenes throughout the film.
    • A scary clown and many scary creatures attack adults and children. Character’s are shot, stabbed, and bit by monsters oversized teeth.
    • Bullies beat up a gay character- they kick him and throw him over a bridge.
    • An abusive husband punches his wife and whips her with a belt.
    • A character commits suicide. We see him slit his wrists. He’s shown in the bathtub all covered in blood.
    • We see flashbacks of an abusive father.

    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

    • We hear the f-word numerous times throughout the film. We also hear “s–t,” “a–hole,” “bitch,” “vagina,” “d–k,” and “f–got.

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Adult characters drink socially.
    • Characters are shown smoking cigarettes.

    Will Kids Like It? No

    Overall this is a very disturbing, and  gory film which is not appropriate for kids.

    Overcomer-Kids’ Movie Review

    “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.

    Good Boys-Kids Movie Review

    Sixth graders, Max (Jacob Tremblay), Lucas (Keith L. Williams) and Thor (Brady Noon) are about to start school. They are best friends known as the Beanbag Boys. Max has a huge crush on a girl and the three BFF’s are hoping to be invited to the cool kids “kissing party. ” The problem is they don’t know how to kiss a girl. So now the Beanbag Boys are on a mission to learn how to kiss…which doesn’t come that easy. Good Boys is an R rated raunchy comedy about tweens; however the film is not appropriate for kids.

    Rating: 2.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: August 15, 2019
    MPAA Rating: R
    Best Age Group: 17+
    Sexual Content: Moderate
    
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Moderate

    • There are a lot of sex toys and a sex doll.
    • There’s talk of teens masturbating.
    • We see part of an online porn video, though no nudity or sex is shown.
    • Tween boys and girls play spin the bottle at a party- a few couples kiss.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • Silly slapstick violence. College students are shot in the privates with a paint gun.
    • A boys arm is dislocated.
    • We see boys vomiting.
    • A tween is punched in the face.

    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

    • We hear crude and profane language throughout the film. To name some; “f–k,” “a–hole,” “ass,” “bitch,” “s–t,” “hell,” “blowjob,” “boner,” and “t-ts.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

    • Tweens take sips of beer.
    • We see a school play that shows tweens snorting cocaine.
    • College boys sell drugs to tweens.
    • A bottle containing the drug “Molly” is part of the story line.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is an entertaining comedy, though very raunchy.  Parents need to be aware of the excessive profane language, drug and sexual contents.

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