What to watch with your kids: ‘Matilda: The Musical’ and more

Out there on Disney Plus.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda: The Musical (PG)

Musical adaptation has optimistic messages, some scares.

“Roald Dahl’s Matilda: The Musical” is an excellent adaptation with loads of optimistic messages, but it surely additionally has scary scenes. It’s based mostly on a stage musical, which in flip was based mostly on the identical classic kids’ book that impressed the well-known 1996 film adaptation. Matilda (Alisha Weir) is a gifted younger lady who begins at a college run by the evil Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson). Trunchbull runs her faculty via concern, punishing the scholars for issues they haven’t even achieved. Her strategies embrace force-feeding a toddler with cake, locking others in a spiked closet, and grabbing one by the hair and throwing them out of the varsity grounds. Matilda’s mother and father (Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough) additionally deal with Matilda appallingly. But regardless of this cruelty, Matilda reveals nice braveness in standing as much as all of them and defending her schoolmates — even when this does generally embrace enjoying mischievous pranks. She additionally finds consolation in kindhearted trainer Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch) and librarian Mrs. Phelps (Sindhu Vee). Count on some potty humor and language like “brat,” “maggot” and “snot nostril.” (116 minutes)

In theaters and on Netflix.

One thing From Tiffany’s (PG)

Metropolis shines in romance with kissing, consuming and language.

“Something From Tiffany’s” is a romantic comedy about two mismatched {couples} contemplating marriage. Their unsuitability turns into much more obvious when one associate from every couple meets unexpectedly and realizes they’re attracted to 1 one other. Count on conversations about love and relationships, kissing, individuals being judged on their seems and point out of a “hookup.” There are references to a lady and a lady each shedding their moms when younger. A personality is hit by a automobile and suffers a concussion and reminiscence loss. Adults drink repeatedly, and there’s point out of getting “ripped” and a joke about taking mushrooms. Language consists of “s—,” “a–,” “suck,” “dang” and “oh my God.” The movie is predicated on Melissa Hill’s ebook and produced by Reese Witherspoon. (87 minutes)

Out there on Prime Video.

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (PG)

Masterful however intense animated model is darkish and scary.

“Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio” is darker and could also be doubtlessly scarier for some children than different variations of the traditional story. It’s set between world wars in fascist Italy, and each children and adults are killed by bombs. A personality dies however is repeatedly reincarnated. A person diminishes his son and orders him to shoot his greatest pal, whereas one other shuts his son in a closet and calls him a “burden.” Characters are threatened and injured in quite a lot of methods, together with falls, electrical shocks, fires, explosions, fights, accidents and lethal sea creatures. Imagery consists of the fascist army, a crucified Jesus, funeral processions, grieving mother and father who drown their sorrows in alcohol, damage youngsters and offended mobs. Some animated characters are designed in a means that may very well be unsettling, and a few songs and scenes are unhappy. Language consists of quite a lot of taunts that largely supply synonyms for “weak” or “nugatory,” and a music that includes potty language. The movie delves into questions on the that means of life and father-son relationships. (116 minutes)

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