Reviews by Genre
Movie Reviews by Genre
Ford vs. Ferrari-Kids’ Movie Review
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.
Charles Angels-Kids’ Movie Review
They’re smart, talented, and the most highly trained female operatives in the world…they’re Charles Angels. Charles Angels is a reboot of the 1970’s TV series about a trio of female secret agents. They take on some of the most dangerous missions in the world. When they are informed that a villain is developing technology to use as a deadly weapon the women band together and try to stop the project before it’s too late.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: November 14, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 11+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- A female character corners a villain and seductively sucks on his finger while massaging him with her foot. He rubs her upper thighs.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There’s a lot of fighting. We see punches and kicks, with characters hitting one another. A character is impaled as well.
- Characters use guns and knives and weapons. Several characters die.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear the “f–k” word once. We also hear “bitch,” “dammit,” “d–k,” “ass,” “hell,” and “s–t.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Social drinking with wine and champagne.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is an action packed, fun and entertaining film; appropriate for pre-teens and teens. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence.
Playing with Fire-Kids Movie Review
Jake “Supe” Carson (John Cena) says that kids are like tiny wildfires with tiny brains. He thinks they’re unpredictable and destructive. Jake is a second-generation superintendent of an elite California firefighters station known as smoke-jumpers. He follows a rigid schedule and never breaks the rules. However, life changes for Jake when he rescues three siblings from a fire. He decides to care for the kids until their parents claim them. Chaos ensues as Jake tries to cope with the difficult responsibility of taking caring of three kids and managing the station. Playing with Fire is a comedy for the whole family.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: November 7, 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
- There’s flirting and kissing between a couple.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- Slapstick silly violence as mayhem ensues at the firehouse.
- The kids are in a car accident and almost fall off a cliff.
- There’s a fire scene where the kids are in danger. This may frighten kids.
- One of the kids grabs two flare guns, thinking they’re NERF guns, and fires them inside the station.
- A young girl grabs a nail gun and starts shooting that around.
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film. Depending on the child I recommend this film for kids ages 8 and up.
Last Christmas-Kids’ Movie Review
Poor Kate (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke), life has not been that easy for this twenty six year old aspiring singer who survived a life-threatening illness. She continuously auditions for singing parts and never seems to get them, and she has a job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. However, Kate’s life dramatically changes when she meets Tom (Henry Golding), a volunteer at a homeless shelter. Through a lot of ups and downs Kate eventually realizes that true happiness comes from helping others. Last Christmas is a romantic comedy, and a feel good holiday film for the whole family.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: November 7, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The wonderful music of George Michael and Wham are woven throughout the film.
Sexual Content: Moderate
- It’s implied that Kate has sex with several different men. We see her waking up in a man’s bed; naked under the covers.
- Character’s are shown kissing.
- Sex is often talked about, however we don’t see anything.
Violent/Disturbing Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “s–t,” “d–k,” “hell,” “penis,” and “damn.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see characters drinking in a bar.
- Characters do shots.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall, Last Christmas is a feel good wonderful romantic comedy.
Terminator: Dark Fate-Kids’ Movie Reviews
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton are back in the sixth movie of the popular Terminator series. Terminator: Dark Fate takes place in Mexico City. It follows the life of a young girl named Dani who’s on the run from a Terminator who’s from the future. With the help of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and a hybrid cyborg human, the three woman band together and try and destroy the evil Terminator.
Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 31, 2019
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see couples passionately kiss.
- We bare bottoms of the time travelers.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are a lot of intense sci-fi/fantasy violence scenes.
- Characters are shot, sliced, and stabbed to death.
- There are car crashes and explosions.
- We see numerous dead and bloody bodies.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- We hear “f–k,” “s–t,” “a-hole,” “ass,” and “son of a bitch” throughout the film.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see characters drinking beer.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is an intense action packed movie. Depending on the child this is appropriate for kids ages 14 and up. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and profane language.