Category: 4K Family

Remembered for its cartoon violence, Home Alone is more than that though: A clever commentary on the modern holiday experience.

Hocus Pocus makes its witches into lovable villains, worth rooting for just to see them on screen longer.

Tame but fun, The Goonies doesn't age despite the obvious '80s veneer because it's so cautiously patterned on Hollywood formula.

Likely the best outcome for a live action Sonic the Hedgehog movie sticks to safe, proven formula and mild humor.

With limited story and a dismal message, Jumanji: The Next Level isn't more than few setpieces of modern CG held together by Dwayne Johnson's comedy.

While the first film twisted Sleeping Beauty lore into something unique, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil boils over into a modern political debate.

See No Evil Intolerance produces a lasting concussive force. That’s why Maleficent does what she does, or so goes this tweaked fairy tale retelling. Yes, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) curses …

Beyond Wonderful The Wizard of Oz released six days before Germany invaded Poland – a last reprieve of fantasy escapism before conflict. It’s appropriate too. Wizard of Oz is …

Mediocre King “Long live the king,” says villain Scar to his brother Mufasa, seconds before Mufasa falls to his death. It’s a key moment in The Lion King, both …

I Can Show You the (Same) World There are only seven basic stories in existence. The issue then is not that Disney chooses to remake Aladdin in live action …

Make it Stop The Tim Burton-directed adaptation is Dumbo seen through the eyes of a manic depressive. While sentimentality runs through Dumbo (softly eyeing an era of strongmen and …

Lots of Cracks What a blundering blob of… stuff Nutcracker and the Four Realms is. It’s frantic for attention, slathering the screen in masses of computer generated fantasy, color, …