Roma

Alfonso Cuarón bleakly romanticizes his childhood maid

"...on the harrowing and slightly hopeful dystopian cavalcade of Children of Men (sequences of which I still think about),..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Glass Castle

Jeanette Walls' beloved memoir hits the big screen

"...deep her own hardscrabble beginnings as one of four children both charmed and scarred by their parents’ peripatetic, anti-authoritarian..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pete's Dragon

Old Disney musical is remade as a new children's classic

"...to head up the remake of the studio’s 1977 children’s fantasy Pete’s Dragon, they chose the right guy, even..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The BFG

Steven Spielberg tackles Roald Dahl’s 1982 children's book

"...then blows them like kisses into the slumber of children?..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chinese Puzzle

A large extended family becomes the natural, yet sometimes awkward outgrowth of modern-day relationships In this romantic piece from France.

"...Wendy (Kelly Reilly), a Brit. They have two young children, but he is also the sperm donor for a..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Picnic Perfect

Second annual Children's Picnic and Real Food Fair to celebrate local food

"...many perks of warming weather. This weekend's second annual Children's Picnic and Real Food Fair will offer families the..."

March 28, 2014 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Come Out and Play

Isolated adults must fight off feral children in this effective, if familiar, horror import.

"...but if you’ve seen Village of the Damned or Children of the Corn, you’ll find yourself in recognizable territory...."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Canada Model

Author Paul Tough on education innovator Geoffrey Canada

"...he said the purpose was "to replicate the Harlem Children's Zone." Since its formation in 1997, that project has..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Coraline

An unparalleled master of the phantasmagoric image returns with this children's film.

"...herself (and the ghosts of a few other lost children whom she discovers) from this ersatz reality, it gives..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dunbar Strikes Again

Board of Education member has book out attacking public education

"...the book where Dunbar – who home-schools her own children, and was elected in 2006 – calls public education..."

Dec. 4, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Spiderwick Chronicles

This children's fantasy holds a lot of emotional promise but get waylaid by an overabundance of CGI effects.

"...of computer geeks. Based on the bestselling series of children’s books created by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, The..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Twelve and Holding

This disturbing but emotionally authentic story about adolescent life treats its subjects with bravery and compassion.

"...the film was realistic and thoughtful about the ways children court danger as they come of age. Cuesta's milieu..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Naked City

The Supreme Court demands that Texas keep its promise to deliver Medicaid services

"...Richards administration) demanding that preventative care be provided for children covered under federal Medicaid programs. Under the settlement, Texas..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Tuck Everlasting

"...in the forest (isn't that the way in most children's tales?) Winnie meets a kind young boy (Jackson) who..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ratcatcher

Glasgow, mid-Seventies. A garbagemen's strike afflicts the city. While boys muck around in the diseased water, a drowning occurs, and 12-year-old James Gillespie's life changes forever. From the first moments of this bleak Scottish export, the misery of these people is deeply felt. Children come of age long before their time as families are broken by poverty, drink, death, and grime. Yet writer/director Ramsay produces poetry in all this devastation. Ratcatcher is an inner-city tragedy that plays its story simply, sorrowfully, and beautifully.

"...Eadie. Glasgow, mid-Seventies. A garbagemen's strike afflicts the city. Children in the projects play king of the mountain on..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Babe: Pig in the City

"...If the first film was a gentle parable for children and adults alike, then Babe: Pig in the City..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Myth of Fingerprints

"...Myth of Fingerprints is set in Maine. Three grown children return to the family homestead for the holiday and..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret Garden

Neither talking down to children nor pandering to their parents, The Secret Garden functions something like a fairy tale in which the primordial and psychosexual concerns are made palpable and socially acceptable.

"...-- has a broad appeal. Neither talking down to children nor pandering to their parents, The Secret Garden functions..."

Aug. 20, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

"...very funny or socially redeeming? (Bingo!) The empowerment of children, in the purest, most innocent sense, is a noble..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Bebe's Kids

"...he finds Jamika in the company of three additional children, Bebe's kids, the uncontrollable brood of Jamika's absent best..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Snow in Our Potties! (The Storm Made Us Do It)

New children's book is a lighthearted memoir of Winter Storm Uri that teaches kids how to help

"...at H-E-B last week before the freeze?). But as children's book Snow in Our Potties! (The Storm Made Us..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...to the beloved 1964 Walt Disney movie that charmed children everywhere over half a century ago. Mary Poppins Returns..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dolores

A stirring portrait of a social-justice pioneer

"...public speaker, as well as the mother of 11 children over the course of three relationships. She would regularly..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Life as a Zucchini

A poignant stop-motion coming-of-age tale

"...both about marginalized girls. Unlike stereotypical movie orphanages where children suffer from neglect and abuse of various sorts, the..."

March 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Babadook

Tyro helmer Jennifer Kent conjures a disturbing spook story about a mother, a son, and an unnerving presence in their house

"...debt to films like The Exorcist in which demon children are not to be taken lightly. Yet it’s unclear..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Like Father, Like Son

In this movie from the always perceptive Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, two families are uprooted by the belated knowledge that their babies were switched at birth.

"...How are bonds forged between parents and children? The old debate between nature vs. nurture rears its..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Circo

A family-run circus that travels the back roads of Mexico is the subject of this documentary which explores the universal theme of filial loyalty.

"...circus, as does his wife, Ivonne and the couple's children. But recently, both Tino's brother and sister have left..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Waiting for 'Superman'

More provocative than genuinely informative, this documentary, nevertheless, has kicked off a national discussion about remedying our failing educational system.

"...meet the needs of the last few generations of children and that the system is saddled with so many..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nanny McPhee Returns

Emma Thompson stars as the titular nanny in this family film, which she also wrote.

"...the days of British nannies who could calm unruly children with a flying umbrella or magical walking stick like..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Extraordinary Measures

Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford play a parent and a scientist who fight time, man-made obstacles, and each other to find a cure for a rare childhood disease.

"...believe that we would act as heroically for our children as John and Aileen Crowley do. They are the..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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