Marvel movies without the PG-13 content: ClearPlay lets families ‘clean up’ Disney Plus titles
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices on film, DVDs, streaming or television The best feature of Disney Plus is its wide selection of popular films—from Marvel to Star Wars to studio classics—and it’s all available for one low price. But if you have children, there’s a downside: Many of those movies aren’t exactly kid-friendly. Black Panther has tons of...
‘The Social Dilemma’ leads this month’s ‘5 Family-Friendly Things’ lineup
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices on film, DVDs, streaming or television You may not smash your smartphone after watching Netflix’s newest hit documentary, but if you do, I won’t blame you. Titled The Social Dilemma (PG-13), the film interviews former Silicon Valley insiders and reveals how Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other Internet giants have...
ClearPlay’s new Netflix filtering service leads this month’s ‘5 Family-Friendly Things’
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices on film, DVDs, streaming or television For fans of family-friendly movies, this summer included some bad news and some great news, all in the span of a few days. First, the bad news: Vudu’s streaming service, which changed ownership when Fandango bought it from Walmart, removed the Family Play option in July from its...
NBC’s Peacock streaming service leads July’s family-friendly spotlight
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices in film and home entertainment. America’s one millionth streaming service launched in July, but this one has a unique element that makes it stand out from the rest: It’s free. Sort of. Of course, NBC’s new Peacock TV streaming platform (at PeacockTV.com) really isn’t the nation’s one millionth service, but it sure...
Hilarious ‘Selfie Dad’ leads ‘5 Family-Friendly Things’ for June
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices in film and home entertainment. The number of faith-based comedy films that are truly funny can be counted on one hand. There’s Mom’s Night Out. And The Resurrection of Gavin Stone. And Christian Mingle. And … well … that’s about it. Unless you toss in stand-up comedy DVDs—which I didn’t for this list—there simply...
