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Rated: PG-13Running Time: 1 hour, 43 minutesRelease Date: May 25, 2012Child-friendly? There's certainly some raunchy humor and alien-related action scenes that justify a PG-13 rating for MIB III, but the classic duo of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones haphazardly fighting to save Earth once again is a formula that children young and old can enjoy.If you're like me, … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Men in Black III

Rated: PG-13Running Time: 1 hour, 53 minutesRelease Date: May 11, 2012Child-friendly? Even when they're being especially creepy (and they so often are), Tim Burton and Johnny Depp possess an undeniably quirky sense of humor that appeals to many children. However, the subject matter of Dark Shadows can cross into spooky territory, so parents should exercise their better … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Dark Shadows

Rated: PGRunning Time: 1 hour, 26 minutesRelease Date: April 27, 2012Child-friendly? A claymation-style comedy about a group of oddball pirates traveling the high seas in search of treasure, adventure and good times? The Pirates! Band of Misfits has child-friendly written all over it.I actually love watching a well-written, hilarious children's film with my family - … [Read more...] about Movie Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Rated: PG Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes Release Date: April 13, 2012           Child-friendly? A modern-day twist on comedy's most celebrated slapstick trio, The Three Stooges' raunchy, physical humor is a classic formula that appeals to children and children-at-heart alike. The problem with making a film about a … [Read more...] about Movie Review: The Three Stooges

Rated: PGRunning Time: 1 hour, 46 minutesRelease Date: March 30, 2012Child-friendly? This update on a classic Brothers Grimm fairytale blends humor and fantasy in a way that young children and adolescents will equally enjoy.My first few questions about this film all begin with "why?" Why is Hollywood intent on rehashing old fairytales? Why is Julia Roberts starring in … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Mirror Mirror