Merry Happy Whatever: Season 1, Episode 1 “Welcome, Matt” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Merry Happy Whatever is an ode to those who hate their in-laws and how their spouse changes when around them.
Family
Stories in the family tag aim to touch your heart by showing the love of either a blood or chosen family.
Holiday Rush (2019) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Holiday Rush just as much will get you into the holiday mood, as it may push you to recognize the people who helped you make it to the end of the year.
Carole’s Christmas (2019) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Carole’s Christmas has a nearly perfect mix of cheesy, but cute, relationships, mixed with the unfortunate realities many people go through.
Klaus (2019) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
While there are times when Klaus may feel it is overstaying its welcome, it’s Santa Klaus origin story gets you into the holiday spirit.
One Fine Christmas (2019) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
OWN’s first foray into Christmas movies is sweet, family-friendly, and sets a good precedent for the holiday films that will follow.
Float (2019) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Float feels like an example of what could happen if Pixar was allowed to produce productions using the recently acquired X-Men license.
Playing with Fire (2019) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Playing With Fire is both a silly film with great chemistry amongst the adults and kids and one which offers a bit more to its characters than expected for a kid’s movie.
Family Reunion: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Family Reunion tries to tap into the vibe classic late 90s/00s sitcoms had and tries to modernize the feel to, sometimes, mixed results.
Family Reunion: Season 1, Episode 1 “Remember How This All Started?” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Family Reunion is reminiscent of old school sitcoms in all the best ways.
A Dog’s Journey (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
A Dog’s Journey builds upon what was great about A Dog’s Purpose but now has it where the humans and dogs both have an emotionally impactful story.
A Dog’s Way Home – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like A Dog’s Purpose, A Dog’s Way Home is touching and will make those like or love animals weep.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms will not only help you gauge if you need more water in your diet but have you wailing and your bottom lip trembling.
Mary Poppins Returns – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mary Poppins Returns may not have the same magic of the original, but every bit of effort is made to escape its shadow. Such as a highly sarcastic Mary Poppins.
Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Eve is back and it’s not just to Mary Poppins another girl’s life but also to keep from being discontinued!
Mirai – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mirai is a touching story about one boy learning to appreciate his family and, essentially, learning that he needs to stop being a brat.
The Christmas Chronicles – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Netflix may have produced a Christmas classic with The Christmas Chronicles. The kind you’d watch with your family and/or friends for years to come.
Instant Family – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Instant Family offers it all. Vulgar comedy, touching moments that make you cry, and compelling viewpoints on fostering and adoption.
The Holiday Calendar – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Holiday Calendar may not win over people who don’t like holiday/Christmas movies, but if you do? This is a good film to start the season.
Stella’s Last Weekend – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Stella’s Last Weekend may lead you to think the movie is about a dying dog, but it is really about two brothers relationship becoming stronger.
Single Parents: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Funny, touching, and strangely not over the top, Single Parents find a way to balance the pain and joys of raising a kid by yourself.
Christopher Robin – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The combination of modern technology with classic characters makes Christopher Robin feel like a true Disney classic vs. exploiting nostalgia.
Like Father – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Kind of sappy, with a little bit of humor, Like Father presents just enough to get in your feelings and be worth your time.
The Swap – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Swap may not have “Classic” appeal but it does surprisingly make for an entertaining movie – even if you grew up on 90s/00s Disney.
Incredibles 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
At best Incredibles 2 is a crowd pleaser. At worse, it reminds you why, until Disney forced Pixar’s hand, they didn’t really do a lot of sequels.
A Wrinkle In Time – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While A Wrinkle In Time introduces the world to its saving grace, Deric McCabe, many may find the fantasy elements downplayed and certain themes taking time which would have been better used to craft a more faithful adaptation.
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1/ Episode 12 “Family” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Family” is another episode which gives one noteworthy detail while the rest feels like filler.