TV Reviews8.1/10
‘Lab Rats’ Review: Bionic Teens, One Ordinary Teenager, and a Friendship Worth Watching Again
A review of the Disney XD series Lab Rats, streaming online, following a teen and three superpowered experiments.
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Tag: family comedy
Movie Reviews5.2/10
Sixteen Years On, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Still Doesn’t Save the Franchise
A magical nanny returns to teach three children five lessons, but her magic fades before the film finds its true shape.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Cheaper by the Dozen Review: A Family Too Big for Normal Life
A family of twelve moves to Evanston, and the chaos follows them, in this remake of the classic tale of a household too big for ordinary life.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Fifteen Years On, Jim Carrey’s Mr. Popper’s Penguins Still Flops
A man inherits six penguins, and they quickly become the stars of a family comedy that's better than its human cast.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Nanny McPhee Review / 5.9: Emma Thompson’s Old-Fashioned Family Comedy
Nanny McPhee review: Emma Thompson's Victorian comedy about a father and his seven unruly children, with a nanny who enforces discipline with magic.
Movie Reviews7/10
Despicable Me 4 Adds a Cockroach Nemesis and a Super-Minion Team — and Dilutes Its Own Stakes
Gru faces a former classmate in Despicable Me 4, a sequel that's funny in patches but never reaches the heights of the films before it.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
‘Home Alone 3’ Pushes the Stakes Up but Can’t Keep Them There
A boy alone defends his house against four villains, while a chip of great value lies concealed within a toy car.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2’: Foodimals Are the Star, Not the Story
A sequel wherein a machine breeds food into living creatures, a tale of wonder and terror, fit for all ages.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
The Coyote Finally Gets His Day in Court — and It’s the Funniest Trial of the Year
The coyote takes Acme to trial in a warm, clever tale uniting cartoon and live world with real feeling and satire.