A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
By Jack Kyser Rated G Starring Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Chris Morrell, Andy Nyman, David Holt, Kate Harbour, Amalia Vitale Austin Family Critical Rating: **** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: ***** of ***** A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is a...
Wendy
Rated PG-13 Starring Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin Austin Family Critical Rating: **** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: **** of ***** It’s been eight years since writer/director Benh Zeitlin exploded onto the independent filmmaking...
Little Women
Little Women Rated PG Starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Timothee Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk Austin Family Critical Rating: ***** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: **** ½ of...
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
Rated PG-13 Starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Richard E. Grant, Domnall Gleeson, Keri Russell, Lupita Nyong’o, Ian McDiarmid Austin Family Critical Rating: ** of ***** Austin Family...
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Rated PG Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Christine Lahti Austin Family Critical Rating: *** ½ of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: **** ½ of ***** Fred Rogers, the beloved host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on PBS...
Jojo Rabbit
Rated PG-13 Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant Austin Family Critical Rating: ***** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: *** ½ of ***** Writer, director and...
Ad Astra
Rated PG-13 Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Liv Tyler Austin Family Critical Rating: ***** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: **** of ***** I dreamt of my late father the night after first seeing James Gray’s Ad...
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Rated PG-13 Starring Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Emma Nelson, Kristen Wiig, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Megan Mullally Austin Family Critical Rating: ***** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: **** of ***** Review by Jack Kyser. Jack is a...
The Farewell
Rated PG Starring Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Yongbo Jiang, Hong Lu Austin Family Critical Rating: ***** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: **** ½ of ***** Review by Jack Kyser Lulu Wang’s The Farewell is one of the breakout hits of the...
Scorsese and Dylan Pull Off a Magic Act With “Rolling Thunder Revue”
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, not rated Starring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Sam Shepard, Joni Mitchell, Allen Ginsberg Austin Family Critical Rating: 5 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 3 of 5 stars Now available on Netflix and...
“Toy Story 4” Lives Up to Its Predecessors
Toy Story 4, rated PG Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Tony Hale, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack, Keanu Reeves Austin Family Critical Rating: 5 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 5 of 5 stars When I first heard about Toy Story 4, I questioned the necessity of a...
“All Is True” Is a Fascinating Portrait of Shakespeare
All is True, rated PG-13 Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen Austin Family Critical Rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4 of 5 stars It seems inevitable that actor, writer and director Kenneth Branagh, who has brought numerous...
