Tag: Rated A-II
‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ a tedious Lego letdown
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Third time lucky? Not for the Lego screen franchise, alas.
In following up on 2014’s “The Lego Movie” and “The Lego Batman Movie”...
Ballet fans might jump for joy at ‘Leap!’
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Ballet enthusiasts of all ages should jump at the chance to see the charming animated film “Leap!” Set in 1880s France, and...
‘All Saints’ celebrates Christian family life
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Sincere but less than slick, the low-key, fact-based drama “All Saints” celebrates Christian faith and family life. Believers, accordingly, will likely be...
‘The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature’ and bland
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Much of the action in the animated children's comedy “The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature” unfolds at a frenzied pace. Yet,...
‘Despicable Me 3’ thins out the reformed-villain series
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Director Pierre Coffin’s animated comedy “Despicable Me 3” — the second direct follow-up to the 2010 original — turns out to be...
‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’
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If you can say or even read the name of the planet Uranus without bursting into gales of giggles, then “Captain Underpants:...
This trip is a long haul with a scatological wimpy kid
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For better or worse, bathroom-themed gags have long been a staple of kids’ movies. But the family road comedy “Diary of a...
‘Slamma Jamma’ dunk funk
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The well-intentioned sports drama “Slamma Jamma” occasionally comes to tepid life on basketball courts. But a weak script, together with production values...
Weekend flick? ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ an animated treat
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In 2014’s “The Lego Movie,” Will Arnett voiced an amusingly self-absorbed version of Gotham City's Dark Knight. With the entertaining spinoff “The...
Pet-lovers will revel in charming ‘A Dog’s Purpose’
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While cats are said to be blessed with nine lives, the clever canine at the center of “A Dog's Purpose,” voiced by...