Children’s and Family Movies

Rio: one of the most boring family films in a long time.

Originally produced for the BBC, theatrical directors Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale and screenwriter John Collee, have completely downgraded the original series’ successful blend of documentary filmmaking and computer-generated dino goodness.

Brian Henson, Chairman of the Jim Henson company and noted creature creator and performer takes a few minutes to talk Farscape and his new show on SyFy.

The Book Thief makes a wonderful adaptation of a great book by ditching the parts of the novel that don't translate well on screen, and finding a fresh, personal perspective on 1940s Germany.

There are also talking trolls, which everyone sort of acknowledges as weird, but again, magic.

Now that the world is safe for Muppet mayhem, thanks to Jason Segel, getting Disney to reboot the beloved franchise with 2012’s The Muppets, the question for the sequel is how does it measure up?

'Ernest & Celestine' is an offering at the New York International Children's Film Festival which runs until the end of March.

Once it finds it footing, the laughs rarely stop. Sight gags and verbal puns come fast and furious.

Could Criterion release a new version merely four years later that could better that presentation? Not really.

The first great film of 2014, not to mention one of the best animated features in upwards of a decade.