Ron Howard’s live-action take on the Dr. Seuss classic remains a crass & unpleasant mess that has the gall to present an anti-materialism message.
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A cross-country book tour is the backdrop for an engrossing doc about coping with the loss of a loved one.
Robert De Niro makes another baffling script choice with a bland family comedy about a spoiled kid who can’t bear to give up his bedroom.
Strong CGI and an all-star cast fill a superbly mediocre family movie inspired by a real-life painting gorilla.
Channing Godfrey Peoples makes her debut with an emotional, inspiring tale of the complicated roads Black women must walk in America.
Miles Dolec’s low-budget thriller offers a horrifying dish to pass, but the ingredients are richer than the result.
The minds between Bob’s Burgers bring a goofy, well-crafted animated musical to Apple’s streaming service.
Apple TV+ brings some serious star power to an evocative miniseries about parents suspecting their son of murder.
Netflix leans more into unconventional family fare with a stylized, Roald Dahl-ian adventure more focused on gags than story.
The acclaimed Netflix sitcom finds new life on Pop, and the Alvarezes haven’t missed a step.
The writer/director sits down to talk about indie filmmaking, the importance of Asian-American voices, and putting her life story on film.
Aardman is back with another charming children’s romp in the Shaun the Sheep series.
Netflix’s adaptation of the Joe Hill comic series takes a while to get going, but hits a dark-fantasy stride by the end.
Matt Yoka’s documentary snaps a picture of a city — and a family — in transition.
Despite some strange tonal shifts, this warm family film has sweetness & heart.
The tear-jerking ’90s family drama gets a diverse, modern update, with a Latinx family struggling with deportation, DACA, and more.
Will Smith & Tom Holland lend their voices to an animated adventure that makes up in charm what it lacks in originality.
Irene Taylor Brodsky’s intimate look at her family’s relationship to deafness and music gives way to melodrama.