Blogs Posts in New kids movies category; 332 blog posts

3 Sadistic Betrayals...From Children's Movies

It goes without saying that since I had kids I have been treated to a rerun of all the kids movies I grew up with and then the newest ones that I barely understand sometimes. With an adult mind I look back and realize now just how horribl [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: "Joshua" (2007)

Don’t get me wrong, I like some individual kids quite a lot, but children as a whole? There’s a reason my husband and I have a one-bedroom apartment filled with books and animals. Children are loud. They’re m [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2013 | Comments : 0

Bad Cinema: The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Dir: Rod Amateau, 1...

What does a 0% really mean on Rotten Tomatoes when the film in question can bring such joy? What does a 0% mean when the film in question oozes with originality and has you coming back three times in one week to desperately try and catch [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2013 | Comments : 0

Epic – May 2013

20th Century Fox are behind Epic, a 3D animated feature from director Chris Wedge (Ice Age, Robots) which is set in a forest inhabited by tiny people. When a teen age girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2013 | Comments : 0

Oz: The Great and Powerful

Sam Raimi, director of the Spider-Man trilogy, will be taking audiences back to Oz. The prequel to The Wizard of Oz is produced by Disney, who will be hoping to replicate the success of Alice in Wonderland, and stars James Franco, Mila Ku [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2013 | Comments : 0

Review: Production spoils Cold War Kids' 4th album

Cold War Kids, "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" (Downtown Records) The four-piece indie band Cold War Kids released their debut EP, "Mulberry Street," in 2005 while they were still working out of one member's apartment i [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

The Croods – March 2013

The Croods is a family cavemen story directed by Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon) and Kirk DeMicco (Space Chimps). It follows the Croods family during a previously undiscovered era known as the Croodacious – a wild environme [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2013 | Comments : 0

Escape from Planet Earth – February 2013

Escape from Planet Earth will feature the voices of Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Ricky Gervais, Jessica Alba, and Sofía Vergara, and takes place on planet Baab where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Fraser) is a national hero to [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2013 | Comments : 0

Calendar of New Releases - Family and Children's Movies (201...

Here is a list of the new kids and family movies coming out in 2013. Most of the movies included are rated G or PG, but with the recent explosion of PG-13 titles that are aimed at and marketed to families and kids (superhero movies, adven [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2013 | Comments : 0

'Bad Kids Go to Hell' Movie Review

Movies based on comic books are a dime a dozen these days, but unlike blockbusters like The Avengers and The Dark Knight, Bad Kids Go to Hell is a small film set largely in a single location with a distinct dearth of superhero spandex. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

MOVIE REVIEW: "Guardians" is a beautiful kids movie

Kids' movies that take the time and trouble to be enjoyable by and accessible to grownups have a special place in my heart, especially when they're fairly smart and creatively designed. "Rise of the Guardians" falls into [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Wreck-It Ralph Kids’ Movie Review by Nathan Burr

When I was walking out of the theater after watching Wreck-It Ralph, I kind of felt awkward strolling past the arcade. The movie did what Toy Story did for me after the first time I watched it: I came to believe something totally ridiculo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Eric’s Bad Movies: ‘Children of the Corn’ (1984)

Since the dawn of cinema, filmmakers have strived to convey the important truth about kids, which is that they’re evil and should not be trusted. Yes, “children are our future,” as the great prophetess Whitney taught us [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

DVD+Digital: French heist films, sad little girls and A Cat ...

Considering the volume and variety of family-friendly animated films that come down the pike, it's curious that they all offer essentially the same movie-watching experience: A kid-friendly story with kid-friendly jokes, the occasiona [...]