Our parent movie reviews let you know which new releases to take your kids to and which ones you may want to hold off on.

 1) Family Review of Despicable Me 2

Rating: PG

‘Despicable Me’ suffered from a too-complicated plot, and when its main villain had a heart of gold, no one was surprised. But ‘Despicable Me 2’ builds on the already-established premise and achieves dizzyingly goofy, wonderful heights, even if the story beats are still familiar....Read More

2) Family Review of The Lone Ranger

Rating: PG-13

‘The Lone Ranger’ has all the problems typical of Disney action films: It’s overwhelmingly long, incredibly reductionist, and kind of sexist, as well as being fairly racist and surprisingly violent. The Johnny Depp film neither updates the cultural relevance of ‘The Lone Ranger’ nor faithfully copies the classic; it exists in a thoroughly unsatisfying middle ground between imitation and recreation.....Read More

3) Family Review of The Way, Way Back

Rating: PG-13

Writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash won an Oscar for adapting the George Clooney-starring ‘The Descendants,’ and with ‘The Way, Way Back,’ they’re tackling directing for the first time, too. Faxon and Rash spoke with Chesapeake Family about their latest film, a teen coming-of-age story that takes place at a water park, draws heavily from both of their childhoods, and assures younger audiences that the cliché is true—being confident in who you are is paramount.....Read More