What to watch with your kids: ‘Willow’ and more

Diary of a Wimpy Child: Rodrick Guidelines (PG)

Youngsters break guidelines, face penalties in animated adaptation.

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” is an animated film impressed by Jeff Kinney’s mega-popular book series (and the follow-up to 2021’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”). There’s teasing, potty humor, gentle taunts (“dummy,” “silly” and “nerd”) and misbehavior from teenagers and tweens. Rodrick (voice of Hunter Dillon) and Greg (Brady Midday) throw a celebration whereas their mother and father are out of city. Characters fall down, run into issues and drive wildly, however no one will get injured. Rodrick is mostly not good to little brother Greg, and he teaches him the way to lie and cheat. The brothers get caught often and face penalties for his or her actions. Their mother and father and grandfather attempt to help their relationship whereas educating them life classes about honesty, obligation and the significance of household. (76 minutes)

Obtainable on Disney Plus.

Ensemble shines in fantasy quest; some romance, violence.

“Willow” is an journey fantasy collection based mostly on the 1988 film. Alongside a solid of each new and acquainted faces, Warwick Davis returns to reprise his function because the unlikely wizard. Like the unique film, the collection is a rollicking, vigorous story with numerous fantasy violence and romance. There’s darkish imagery, together with characters referred to as “bone ravers” who put on skulls as masks. Different monsters have caged heads, and zombielike creatures naked their pointy tooth. Violence contains frequent swordplay, fights towards monsters and a bloody battlefield with many useless our bodies. Romance is a serious plot level; characters kiss and make out extensively, and there’s numerous sexual innuendo. Language contains “rattling,” “a–,” “suck” and “hell.” (Eight roughly hour-long episodes)

Obtainable on Disney Plus.

Darby and the Lifeless (PG-13)

Language, consuming, loss of life in unoriginal teen comedy.

“Darby and the Dead” is a high-school-set story a couple of younger girl (Riele Downs) who can see useless folks. The story entails loss of life and grieving. The primary character has a near-death accident that kills her mom, and a college nemesis unintentionally electrocutes herself and dies on college premises. Excessive-schoolers tease and bully each other, however the primary lesson is that reputation, appearances and cliques matter lower than kindness, being true to your self and sustaining actual relationships. Teenagers kiss and flirt. There’s dialogue of which emoji symbolize “penises,” “vaginas” and “butts.” Language contains “s—,” “bulls—,” “a–,” “rattling,” “goddammit,” “hell,” “b—-,” “sucks,” stand-ins for “f—” and gentle insults. Teenagers drink at a celebration, and there’s a drug reference. The movie’s predominant characters are Black, Native Hawaiian, Chinese language and White. One cheerleader is transgender, as is the movie’s director. (100 minutes)

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