What Should Your Kids Be Watching?
A guide to the complicated world of childrens movies and television.
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Sleeping Beauty (1959)
NeitherMaleficentmovie has done justice to just how imposingSleeping Beautys villain is.
(The film was originally released in 70-mm.
in some theaters.)
Were still mad that light cycles arent a thing.
And we dig the 2010 sequel, too.
Splash(1984)
Did you realize that this was Tom Hankss first starring role?
And that before this, he was primarily just known as either theBosom Buddiesguy or the uncle fromFamily Ties?
Yet he still seems a little bit grouchy throughout in a way that works wonderfully.
Oh, yeah, theres also a scene where Daffy Duck and Donald Duck play a piano number together.
ItsWho Framed Roger Rabbit.You know what youre getting here, and its still a joyful, hellzapoppin ride.
But dont be scared!
Its still a blast, and it has a lasting lesson of acceptance, tolerance, and empathy.
Kurt Russell may have been a great Snake Plissken, but he was born to play a hockey coach.
It feels good to root for America again, doesnt it?
This is a deeply goodhearted movie with Boyles signature panache:Millionsis basically the opposite of hisTrainspotting.
(Also, theres some clever showbiz satire.
Tangled(2010)
You and your family have watchedFrozena trillion times by now.
We defy you not to get teary during its note-perfect finale.
Turns out, thats plenty enjoyable.
This sleeper is so delightful that youll want to anyway.
Its not always the most rigorous film, but it is undeniably a feel-good one.
