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Review: 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'
By Common Sense Media - Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:34pm PDT

Review: 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is aimed at kids, but its constant repetition of lines, themes, concepts, and information suggests that the producers don't have a terribly high opinion of their audience.... Read More»

Quick Look: 'Fly Me to the Moon'
By Common Sense Media - Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:46pm PDT

Quick Look: 'Fly Me to the Moon'Although its 3D scenes are well-executed, "Fly Me to the Moon's" pacing and plot development are amateurishly flat. There's not much dramatic tension and the main characters don't engage viewers.... Read More»

Quick Look: 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'
By Common Sense Media - Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:44pm PDT

Quick Look: 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'The girls are back -- and so are the magical pair of pants -- in this sequel to the hit movie. But life is a bit more complicated this time around.... Read More»

Four Family-Friendly Olympic Flicks
By Common Sense Media - Fri Aug 8, 2008 12:00pm PDT

Four Family-Friendly Olympic FlicksWith the start of the Beijing Olympics, we thought we'd offer our four favorite family-friendly films about the Games. Any or all can add depth to your TV viewing of this year's Olympics. So fire up the DVD player and let the Games begin!... Read More»

Review: Swing Vote
By Common Sense Media - Tue Aug 5, 2008 4:20pm PDT

Review: Swing VoteAlthough this comedy has a young protagonist and could serve as an entertaining -- if superficial -- introduction to the political process, most kids probably won't be that interested.... Read More»

Quick Look: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
By Common Sense Media - Tue Aug 5, 2008 4:07pm PDT

Quick Look: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorThis third installment in "The Mummy" series has plenty of action violence, which may be a big draw for kids. Only a few of scenes are gory but most of the battle scenes involve explosions, sword fights, guns, and hand-to-hand combat.... Read More»

Is 'The Dark Knight' for Kids?
By Dave Rogers - Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:54pm PDT

Is 'The Dark Knight' for Kids?"The Dark Knight" is vastly more true to Frank Miller's famous alternative view of The Batman than to the zap-pow camp of Adam West's TV portrayal and sanitized DC comics that filled our childhood.... Read More»

Review: The Dark Knight
By Common Sense Media - Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:15am PDT

Review: The Dark KnightKids will be clamoring to see this intensely awaited sequel to "Batman Begins." But although it's an excellent movie, it's also much darker and more violent than the first one.... Read More»

Review: Space Chimps
By Common Sense Media - Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:30pm PDT

Review: Space ChimpsThe combination of space exploration and talking animals should make this appealing for the 7-and-under set. Not every animated movie has to be a sophisticated masterpiece, and sometimes a goofball chimp and his buddies are good for laughs.... Read More»

Quick Look: Mamma Mia
By Common Sense Media - Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:05pm PDT

Quick Look: Mamma MiaBased on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, MAMMA MIA! is a frothy concoction that manages to entertain despite that fact that it's disjointed, nonsensical, and fairly cheesy.... Read More»