Check out this week’s parent movie reviews for “The Choice,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” and “Hail, Caesar!” Find out which movies to take your kids to and which are best for the adults in the house.

1) Family Review of The Choice

Rating: PG-13

‘The Choice’ is another tired retread of Nicholas Sparks’s favorite themes: good ol’ Southern living, problematic women, and the specialness of love. The whole thing lacks not only surprise, but any real passion for the story it’s telling.................……Read More

   

  

 

 

 

2) Family Review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Rating: PG-13

‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ is a goofy premise taken to a satisfying girls-kick-butt potential. This big-screen adaptation of the spoof novel ditches some of the book’s darker elements to make a more streamlined female-empowerment story..................……Read More

    

 

 

 

 

3) Family Review of Hail, Caesar! 

Rating: PG-13

‘Hail, Caesar!’ imagines the inner dealings of Hollywood during when the studio system ran the town during the early 20th century. The homages to early movie stars are amusing, but the film’s actual point for these shenanigans is unclear—possibly nonexistent.................……Read More

  

  

   

Interested in another previously released film? Read our reviews of films already showing in your local theater.