Family Movies

A review of David Yates' 2007 fantasy film.

Read my reasons why I enjoyed watching Walt Disney’s live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens.

The Harry Potter film series managed to hold a worldwide audience for ten years, eight movies, four directors, and two Dumbledores. But what were the highs and lows during the journey?

Spielberg's divisive take on the Peter Pan tale is a triumph of production but maybe not of narrative. Benjamin Cox thought panto season had long finished...

A review of Mike Newell's 2005 fantasy film.

A review of Steven Spielberg's 1982 science-fiction fantasy film.

I’d like to share with you my pick of Barbie movies, so that you can choose the most appealing ones and age appropriate ones for your child or grandchild and give them a magical gift.

A review of Chris Columbus' 2001 fantasy film

Bill Condon directs Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, and Luke Evans in Disney's latest live-action adaptation of a classic property. Is its critical success certain as the sun, or will it learn it was wrong?

Warning! Not a movie for people with arachnophobia or ophidiophobia.

I explain how ambiguous movie endings can create interesting ideas about plot and character development using the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

The idea that Paddington 2 would start 2018 as Rotten Tomatoes’ best-reviewed movie (it’s still sitting at 100%) makes about as much sense as a walking, talking bear moseying through the streets of...

If you thought Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was just an innocent movie for children, think again.

A look at the first film in a very successful series. All these years later, how well does it hold up?

A review of Robert Stevenson's 1964 fantasy film.

The last time Ava DuVernay was behind the lens of a feature film, she earned a Best Picture nomination for 2014’s Selma. After that, she directed the famous trio of Apple ads (starring Mary J. ...