Family Movies

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

"A Talking Cat!?!" is an absolutely terrible no-budget movie aimed at your kids. Don't let them watch this atrocity. Your children deserve better movies than this!!

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

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.

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?

A review of Robert Stevenson's 1964 fantasy film.

Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts, and the year where everything changes...

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 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.

Disney's anthropomorphic VW Beetle returned to cinemas after a bit of a break in another family-friendly effort. But Benjamin Cox wonders whether the ride is worth it or is it just scrap?

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

Harry has come a long way, but his struggles are far from over.

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. ...

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?

A review of David Yates' 2007 fantasy film.