Movie Reviews for Designated Conservative Parents

Family-friendly and kid-friendly movies with a good message are becoming ever harder to find.  “G” rated movies are a rarity, even fromWalt Disney Studios - which once defined the genre.  “PG” rated movies are hit or miss – they might be appropriate for children, or they might not.   Worse yet, today’s “PG-13″ rated movies look too much like older “R” rated films, illustrating the “ratings creep” phenomenon identified in a 2004 Harvard University study.

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A Tale of Two Movies

It’s Christmastime, and so once again it’s time to bring Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” out of storage for it’s annual holiday viewing.  Apparently this is a tradition even in the big city.  This past week’s New York Times “Movies” section offered a timely review and commentary on Capra’s 1946 flop and subsequently re-discovered classic film starring Jimmy Stewart.

When I opened my NYT and saw the article, I admit I had certain expectations.  I expected an article about how the writer, Wendell Jamieson, was touched by the film, despite having seen it so many times, and how he was reminded of those “small town values” that are so important in this troubling time.  You’ve probably read or thought something similar about this movie, because it does touch our hearts if our hearts are open to the wonderful message of this film.

NOPE.  Instead, I found this: