Jane Horwitz

In "Ferdinand," Kate McKinnon provides the ...

Movie review: In “Ferdinand” a conscientious-objector bull of a children’s book gets a wider pasture

December 13, 2017 at 5:59 p.m.

Any picture book that a parent can read to kids in a few short minutes, no matter how delightful, requires fattening up to become a film. Sometimes Hollywood's crassness kills...

Ruth , Dave (Keegan-Michael Key), Bo ...

Movie review: Animated “The Star” is a hit-and-miss affair

November 17, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.

An animated fable about the first Christmas, "The Star" reimagines the Nativity story from the perspective of an animal - actually, an entire menagerie of comical Holy Land critters, led...

Domhnall Gleeson, left, plays "Winnie-the-Pooh" author ...

“Goodbye Christopher Robin”: Warm and PBS-pretty, this portrait of Pooh’s creator still bumbles a bit

October 17, 2017 at 7:31 p.m.

In the 1920s, A.A. Milne gave a world reeling from World War I gentle books inspired by his only child and the boy's stuffed-animal friends.

(L-r): Fluttershy , Rarity (Tabitha St. ...

“My Little Pony: The Movie”: Sugary sweet and only slightly sticky

October 6, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.

This perky adventure should give a thrill to the littlest fans of the TV show without actually scaring them.

Captain Underpants, voiced by Ed Helms, in "Captain Underpants: The FIrst Epic Movie."

“Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” is — ahem — a gas

June 2, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.

You all should be ashamed of yourselves. Honestly, it is just so immature to giggle at toilet humor.

Last remaining archivist Jeff Roth searches ...

Fascinating “Obit” explores the arcane art of celebrating the newsworthy life

May 24, 2017 at 1:54 p.m.

The documentary takes a piquant look at the New York Times' obituary desk.

( L-r) Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett ...

In new “Wimpy Kid” film, a fresh cast and amped-up “yuck”

May 19, 2017 at 1:11 a.m.

Anyone, young or old, who sees the movie -- the fourth in a series of films based on Jeff Kinney's books -- can probably predict how each setup will pay...

Bodi and Angus Scattergood in "Rock Dog."

“Rock Dog” obeys every command of a formulaic kids’ tale

March 29, 2017 at 10:22 a.m.

"Rock Dog," an ungainly animated fable about a Tibetan mastiff who longs to be a guitar-shredding rocker, never really comes to heel.

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