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    Jumanji: The Next Level-Kids’ Movie Review

    The gang’s all back for more fun and adventure in their video game universe. Initially, Spencer gets sucked back into the Jumanji video game, and his friends are not far behind. However, this time the game has changed and the gang must endure deadly weather and escape the dangerous Jumanji video. Jumanji: The Next Level is a sequel to 2017’s Jumanji reboot.

     

     

    Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: December 13, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG13
    Best Age Group:     10+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:     Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Mild
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

     

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Characters kiss.
    • Flirting.
    • There’s talk of “boobs” and male body parts.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • In the game universe several characters die in various ways- to name a few: characters are attacked by either a snake, ostrich or mandrill.
    • Characters are blown up.
    • Characters are thrown to the ground, through walls, and beaten up.
    • Characters fall from heights and are crushed by boulders.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “b—tard,” “goddamn,” “goddammit,” “s–t,” “holy s–t,” “hell,” “damn,” “son of a bitch,” “go screw yourselves,” and “sucks.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • One scene takes place in a bar and we see characters holding drinks.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining film. Parents need to be aware of the profane language and violent contents. Depending on the child, I recommend this for kids ages 10 and up.

     

    A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood- Kids’ Movie Review

    Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) has had a difficult life.  He’s a very cynical journalist for Esquire magazine, and is upset when asked to do a special edition on “heroes.” His editor wants him to write a profile piece about Fred “Mister Rogers” Rogers (Tom Hanks). Lloyd claims that Mister Rogers “plays with puppets for a living.” However, it ends up that Lloyd’s interview with the kind and compassionate man, Mister Rogers, changes his life forever. Based on a true story, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, is a wonderful and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and wanting to become a better person.

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: November 22, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group:     10+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Mild
    Crude or Profane Language:     Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Moderate
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    • Fred Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister and believed his children’s show was a platform where he preached Jesus’ message of unconditional love.
    • Mister Rogers does not put on an act on TV.  The journalist eventually  realizes that there’s no difference between the Mister Rogers on TV and Fred Rogers in real life.
    • The film will spark some great parent/child conversations. Fred Rogers impresses upon Lloyd the importance of forgiveness- something that Lloyd needs to do.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • A married couple kiss and snuggle in bed.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • Two characters get into a fight. We see their cuts and bruises after the altercation. A character collapses from a medical condition.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • We hear “d-mn,” and “h–l.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

    • Adults drink. One character is an alcoholic and we see him drunk at a wedding.
 There are references regarding substance abuse.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a wonderful and inspirational film- good for a family with pre-teens and teens.

    Playmobil: The Movie

    Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her little brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) love action and adventure. One of their favorite things to play is “Viking and Knight” with their Playmobil set. However, when their parents die in a car crash Marlo’s longing for adventure slows down as she becomes the caretaker for Charlie. Though peril ensues when Charlie magically disappears into the Playmobil world. Now Marlo encounters a unique experience as she must travel to find her brother, and bring him back home. Playmobil: The Movie is an animated adventure based on the popular figurine toy.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: December 6, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group:     6+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:     Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Mild
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Flirting

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • Mature subject matter of death as the two young siblings parents die in a car accident.
    • Playmobil toys fight against each other with swords and other weapons.
    • Vehicles are blown up.
    • Several of the toys are frozen by a freeze ray.
    • An alien electrocutes some guards with her tentacles.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • Name calling such as “wench,” idiot,” scum,” jerks,” and “pea brain.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • A character goes unconscious after drinking a drugged martini.
    • A character spills a sleep serum on himself.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    • Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for young kids. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violent content.

    Knives Out-Kids’ Movie Review

    Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is a renowned crime novelist. He’s a successful and wealthy man who’s celebrating his 85th birthday. However, his birthday party doesn’t go so well. He argues with his family members over money, the business, and anything else that annoys him. Later that evening he’s found dead, with his throat slit open. Some think its suicide, others think a family member, or his devoted nurse, Marta (Ana de Armas), committed the crime. However, when Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), the best detective around, decides to solve the case, he unravels the truth about the family and discovers the mystery behind the crime novelists death.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: November 27, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG13
    Best Age Group:     13+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:     Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Mild
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • There’s talk of masturbation.
    • It’s mentioned that a character had an affair.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • We see a dead body that’s covered in blood.
    • Characters argue a lot-they punch and slap each other as well.
    • One character vomits numerous times-once on another character’s face.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “f–k,” one time, we also hear “hell,”  “s–t,” “a–shole,” “ass,” “bitch,” “bastard,” and “goddamn.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown drinking at a party, smoking pot and smoking cigars.
    • There’s talk about a morphine addict.
    • A character is injected with medication several times throughout the film.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for a family with teenagers.

    Frozen 2-Kids’ Movie Review

    Don’t  . . . Let it go, let it go . . .’cause this sequel is just as fun as the original. Frozen 2 follows the lives of Arendelle’s magical Queen Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel), her loving sister Anna (Kristen Bell), and the beloved and hilarious snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad). When Queen Elsa hears a mysterious singing voice, it leads her to the magical forest – a place her grandfather never wanted her to go as a child. Together with her sister and their friends, Elsa journeys to the enchanted forest hoping to find the source of the mysterious voice and learn more about Elsa’s magical powers. Frozen 2 is the sequel to Disney’s 2013 popular film Frozen.

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: November 21, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group:     10+
    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

    •  We see a couple kiss

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • There are battles that involves weapons such as swords. Characters are shown injured and in grave danger.
    • There are many references to the sisters parents’ deaths.
    • There are several chase scenes and characters in peril.
    • The enchanted Forest will mostly scare young kids. The Earth giants are frightening as well.
    • Air, earth, fire and water threaten the kingdom of Arendelle- the citizens evacuate as they’re in danger.
    • Spoiler Alert: At one point in the film it seems as though two of the main characters have died, this may upset little kids.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the violent content. Depending on the kids this is appropriate for kids ages 6 and up.

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