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Wildwood

Wildwood

Posted on October 23, 2026 at 7:36 am

A-
Lowest Recommended Age: Middle School
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic material, language, brief partial nudity|Bloody Images, strong fantasy violence, suicide-related material
Profanity: Some schoolyard language
Nudity/ Sex: Reference to infertility, brief nudity
Alcohol/ Drugs: None
Violence/ Scariness: Extended peril and violence including intense battle scenes, fire, arrows, guns, sad deaths including devastating death of a child, reference to suicide
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: October 23, 2026

The latest from stop-motion animation studio LAIKA is one of the best films of the year. It is an astonishing achievement, spectacularly beautiful, touching, exciting, and meaningful. “Andi Mack’s” Peyton Elizabeth Lee provides the voice for Prue McNeel, the impatient, impetuous daughter of gentle-hearted hippie-ish parents (Jake Johnson and Maya Erskine), and the older sister …

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Posted on October 14, 2026 at 5:41 pm

B +
Lowest Recommended Age: Middle School
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for some thematic elements, partial nudity and brief violence
Profanity: None
Nudity/ Sex: Partial nudity
Alcohol/ Drugs: Social drinking
Violence/ Scariness: Duel (no one hurt)
Diversity Issues: Class issues
Date Released to Theaters: October 16, 2026

The new version of “Sense and Sensibility” is based on the classic Jane Austen book about two sisters, which has already inspired a beloved 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet with Thompson’s Oscar-winning screenplay, as well as a 1971 four-part BBC miniseries, a 1981 seven-part BBC miniseries, a three-part BBC miniseries, two Hallmark …

Verity

Verity

Posted on October 1, 2026 at 5:14 pm

C
Lowest Recommended Age: Mature High Schooler
MPAA Rating: Rated R for for sexual content, some nudity, language, violence and bloody images
Profanity: Very strong language
Nudity/ Sex: Nudity and sexual situations
Alcohol/ Drugs: Alcohol, vaping, pills
Violence/ Scariness: Murder, peril, disturbing and violent content
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: October 2, 2026

I can understand why BookTok-to-besteller author Colleen Hoover wrote a book about a bestselling author. And I can understand why two of Hollywood’s most accomplished and talented actresses would want to produce and star in a book by a best-selling author with two juicy parts for women. But ooof, despite Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson …

Heart of the Beast

Heart of the Beast

Posted on September 24, 2026 at 5:36 pm

B
Lowest Recommended Age: High School
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence, bloody/injury images, some language, and peril
Profanity: Some strong language
Nudity/ Sex: None
Alcohol/ Drugs: Beer
Violence/ Scariness: Extreme and intense peril, graphic wounds
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: September 25, 2026

Two former military, both with some PTSD, camp out in the Alaska wilderness. One is James (Brad Pitt), a retired special forces soldier, and the other is a scout dog named Odin, who was injured in action and now has titanium teeth and a prosthetic leg. “The Heart of the Beast” is the term for …

Forgotten Island

Forgotten Island

Posted on September 24, 2026 at 10:52 am

B
Lowest Recommended Age: 4th - 6th Grade
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements, rude humor, language, brief tobacco Imagery, scary action, and some violence
Profanity: Some strong and crude language for a PG
Nudity/ Sex: Potty humor, refernces to crotch hits
Alcohol/ Drugs: None
Violence/ Scariness: Extended animation-style peril, action, and some violence, no one badly hurt, sad death (offscreen) of grandmother, parental abandonment
Diversity Issues: A theme of the movie
Date Released to Theaters: September 25, 2026

“Forgotten Island” is a colorful story about friendship and memory, inspired by Filipino folklore. Jo and Raissa meet as children in the waiting area for the principal’s office. They are very different, Jo (H.E.R.), a fierce, impulsive chaos agent and Raissa (Liza Soberano), deliberate, thoughtful, and academically-oriented. Jo lives with her beloved grandmother, Lola (Dolly …