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‘Up’ – a wondrous animated odyssey on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, Animation, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, childhood, Disney+, DVD, Essential Viewing, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/17/2023 Sean Axmaker

The fantastical adventure from Pixar is a film of whimsy and wonder, mixing Jules Verne imagination with the bubble-gum colors of a children’s picture book and Pixar’s trademark bouncy humor, all stirred with memories of childhood dreams.

‘The Lego Movie’ – Everything is awesome on Max and Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, Hulu, Kid Stuff, Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/10/2023 Sean Axmaker

This wild ride through the world of interlocking plastic bricks is clever, playful, and at times even profound. It’s also a hilarious film for kids and adults alike.

‘Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams’ on Netflix

!Featured, Blu-ray, childhood, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Free, giant monsters, Halloween, Hoopla, Kid Stuff, Netflix, spies and espionage, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/05/2023 Sean Axmaker

The second film in Robert Rodriguez’s junior James Bond fantasies takes them to a sweet mad scientist creating preposterous dream-creatures hatched with a childlike love of puns.

‘Spy Kids’ – pint-sized secret agents on Netflix

!Featured, Action, adventure, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, Free, Hoopla, Kid Stuff, Netflix, spies and espionage, SVOD 10/24/2023 Sean Axmaker

Robert Rodriguez brings a sense of whimsy to his family adventure of battling siblings (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) who discover their parents are retired international spies.

‘Toy Story’ – Pixar begins on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, Animation, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, SVOD 10/17/2023 Sean Axmaker

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen lead the voice cast of this landmark film, the first computer animated feature to get a big release and the begining of domination of CGI in animated movies.

Henry Thomas and friend in Steven Spielberg's beloved science fiction fantasy

‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ – Steven Spielberg’s suburban fairy tale on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, childhood, DVD, Essential Viewing, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, National Film Registry, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 10/11/2023 Sean Axmaker

Steven Spielberg’s suburban fairy tale for kids who think they are too hip to believe in fairies is as glorious as ever decades after its debut.

‘Stand by Me’ – a boy’s summer adventure on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, based on a short story, Blu-ray, childhood, drama, DVD, Netflix, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD 09/01/2023 Sean Axmaker

Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix star in this adaptation of Stephen King’s story of adolescent friendship from director Rob Reiner.

‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ – surreal Saturday morning fun free on Hoopla

!Featured, childhood, Comedy, Cult TV, Emmy Award, family friendly, Free, Hoopla, Kid Stuff, Streaming TV, SVOD 08/04/2023 Sean Axmaker

The kids show created by Paul Reubens was the most imaginative and energetic children’s show to hit Saturday morning TV and remains a high point in children’s programming for kids of all ages.

Tim Burton’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ on Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, based on a novel, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Hulu, Kid Stuff, remake, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/26/2023 Sean Axmaker

Johnny Depp plays Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore is Charlie in the second cinematic take on Roald Dahl’s offbeat fantasy

Leaving soon: ‘Atonement’ with Keira Knightly and James McAvoy on Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, based on a novel, Blu-ray, childhood, drama, DVD, historical, Hulu, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD, war 07/22/2023 Sean Axmaker

Joe Wright’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel bristles with life, lust, jealousy, betrayal, and tragedy with a small “t” and introduced the world to Saoirse Ronan.