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...
“Avengers: Endgame” Gives Us Closure
Avengers: Endgame, rated PG-13 Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Don Cheadle, Josh Brolin, Bradley Cooper, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Redford, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt,...
Dumbo: Finally, a Live-Action Disney Remake Worth Watching
Dumbo, rated PG Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin Austin Family Critical Rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4½ of 5 stars If there’s one reason to see Tim Burton’s re-imagining of Disney’s Dumbo (and...
The Films the Oscars Missed, and How to Watch Them Now
There were a number of worthy films honored at this year’s Academy Awards (among them A Star is Born, Green Book, BlacKkKlansman and Roma), but every year there are a number of wonderful films that simply don’t receive the attention they deserve. I’ve rounded up five...
