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Rated: PGRunning Time: 1 hour, 33 minutesRelease Date: June 22, 2012Child-friendly? Pixar has been delivering quality animated family films for nearly two decades, and Brave is no exception. It's blend of great storytelling, compelling characters, strong morals, adventure and humor makes this latest effort enjoyable for kids of all ages.Let's face it - the second … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Brave

Rated: PGRunning Time: 1 hour, 25 minutesRelease Date: June 8, 2012Child-friendly? If a film starring an animated zebra, giraffe, lion and hippopotamus wasn't child-friendly, you can bet the executive producer would be out of a job. Kids of all ages will be thrilled to see Marty, Melman, Alex and Gloria up to their usual antics as part of the circus in Madagascar 3: … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

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