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FRIDAY,NOVEMBER27, 2020The Croods: A New
Age (PG)
Age 8+
Prehistoric cartoon sequel has
slapstick, rude humor.
“The Croods: A New Age” is
the sequel to 2013’s “The Croods,”
which centered on a family of
Neanderthals, including teen
daughter Eep (voiced by Emma
Stone), trying to survive the
elements. This film focuses on
Eep’s romance with Guy (Ryan
Reynolds) and her dad Grug’s
(Nicolas Cage) worries about
losing his daughter. While the
clan faces all kinds of perilous
moments, most of them are over-
the-top and slapstick — fending
off wild beasts is just another day
in this family’s life. But as the
story goes on, more threats
emerge that could scare younger
viewers. Those threats include
monkeys with glowing eyes and
a giant ape monster that intends
to eat some of the main
characters. Some kids may also
find the “punch monkey”
characters — which
communicate by slugging each
other — hilarious and try to
imitate them. Characters use
mild insults (“dumb,” “twits,”
etc.), there’s some potty humor,
and a bee sting makes one
character act as if she’s drunk.
Characters kiss, and one male is
shown shirtless. Parent/child
separation is referenced during a
flashback, and the death of a
boy’s family is implied. This film
strays even further from actual
prehistory than the first one did,
but some tidbits could prompt
discussions about human
evolution and migration, and
there are clear themes of
courage, teamwork and the
importance of being yourself.
There are also some great “girl
power” moments when Eep and
the other female characters have
to rescue the men. (95 minutes)
In theaters.Black Beauty (UNRATED)
STREAMING
Age 10+
Peril, emotional intensity in
adaptation of classic tale.This adaptation of Anna
Sewell’s 1877 classic novel “Black
Beauty” is emotionally taxing,
with the central horse suffering
abuse, loss and danger. The
human characters, too, find
themselves in perilous
situations, including being
dragged, chased, thrown and
kicked by horses, nearly
drowning in a flooding river and
risking their own lives to pull
horses out of a burning stable.
There’s also emotional intensity
throughout. Both the horse,
Beauty, and her human soul
mate, Jo (Mackenzie Foy), have
suffered the loss of their parents
and find themselves alone, their
spirits nearly broken. Te en riders
make fun of Jo for living and
working at the stables, saying
she smells bad. When Beauty is
sold off to a series of different
owners, she’s put to hard labor,
mistreated and nearly worked to
death more than once. Some of
these scenes are quite sad;
cruelty to animals can be very
difficult to watch. That said, the
film, told mostly from the horse’s
perspective, ultimately shows a
clear respect and admiration for
the animals, and it conveys
positive messages of loyalty,
family, perseverance, resilience
and courage. It ends on an
uplifting note. (109 minutes)
Available on Disney Plus.Superintelligence (PG)
STREAMING
Age 10+
Melissa McCarthy fans will like
A.I. comedy with pratfalls,
kissing.“Superintelligence” is a
comedy about a sophisticated,
all-powerful artificial
intelligence (A.I.) system that
chooses a perfectly “average”
woman, Carol Peters (Melissa
McCarthy), to test as an example
of whether humanity should be
saved, enslaved or destroyed.
The A.I. (which uses the voice of
real-life comedian and talk-show
host James Corden) tasks her
with reconciling with her ex-
boyfriend, George (Bobby
Cannavale), to prove that
humans are capable of love and
redemption. Iffy language is
minimal (“what the hell,”
“badonkadonk”), but there’s
some drinking and an implied
love scene (silhouettes shownthrough closed blinds), as well as
kissing. Expect lots of
McCarthy’s signature pratfalls
and physical comedy — other
than that, violent and scary
content consists of the A.I.’s
threat of mass destruction.
Ultimately, though the movie has
themes of empathy, compassion
and gratitude. (106 minutes)
Available on HBO Max.Moonbase 8 (TV-14)
STREAMING
Age 14+
Astronaut sitcom features
science disasters, body humor.“Moonbase 8” is a comedy
series about three wannabe
astronauts training on a
simulated moon base in Arizona.
The show stars John C. Reilly,
Tim Heidecker and Fred
Armisen, three actors who are
known for absurdist sketch
comedy and anti-comedy.However, “Moonbase 8” plays
mostly like a straightforward,
traditional sitcom. The show
builds comedy around the
astronauts’ general
unpreparedness for their
mission. Jokes come from
natural and scientific disasters
that happen along the way,
which sometimes cause great
harm to the characters. Bodily
function humor is also a big part
of the show. For example, at one
point the characters drink urine.
Otherwise, the content is typical
sitcom fare: buffoonery and
learning from disastrous
mistakes. (Six half-hour
episodes)
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