NAKM: October 1, 2025

Halloween Recommendations for All Ages & My Smurfs Rev-SNORE

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Brendan Knapp
October 01, 2025

Halloween Season is Here!

Halloween is the one time of year we willingly welcome monsters beyond the thresholds of our front doors. Our kids embrace being scary by disemboweling pumpkins, smearing ghastly makeup across their faces, and running off into the dark as one. While that sounds like the movie Weapons, it’s more about embracing taboos and safely confronting our fears.

We do much of that from our couches. It’s not so different from Christmas movies, really. In December we overindulge in sentimentality and cheese, because kindness is what the season demands. In October, we indulge in shadows and scares, because Halloween demands the opposite: Courage.

This edition I’m recommending a proper Halloween film for every age, from three to sixteen. My picks range from the curious boos to a slasher classic — and all take place during the Halloween season or Halloween night.

And, this edition marks one year of Not Another Kid Movie. Go check out the archives to see the second edition, which has some fantastic family Halloween film choices you (mostly) won’t see below.

Brendan

PS — I put my podcast on hold as I retool it. I’m currently training in podcast storytelling at University of Washington. Return date TBD. Be sure to check out my always-expanding video series exploring subgenres I love like Kids on Bikes Save the Day; Oops, I Summoned a Monster, and Your Changeling Body. I’m currently editing Ctl-Alt-Defeat the Bad Guys.

Papa Girl Do Preach!

“If you don't get to survive being scared as a kid, how are you ever going to survive being scared as an adult — when there's so much more to be scared of?”

Dayna, When Good Ghouls Go Bad

Let’s Get Rec’d this Halloween!

As promised…

Age 3

In Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest (2013), the treats have no tricks and the hayrides aren’t haunted. This film is perfect for preschoolers who love Halloween vibes but aren’t ready for real scares.

Age 4

Uh oh! Classic Disney villains hijacked Mickey’s Halloween party! No worries, though. In Mickey’s House of Villains (2001), the mischief never gets darker than a costume contest. And kids will find out Halloween is for everyone — even Disney’s darkest denizens.

Age 5

In Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008), the gang stumbles into a monster realm on Halloween night. The goblins, witches, and magic are spooky in all the right ways, but it’s anchored by slapstick and friendship. No sleep lost from this one.

Age 6

Norman sees dead people. But ParaNorman (2012) has no Sixth Sense-level scares — even when zombies rise from the grave. The frights are balanced with humor and heart, teaching kids that empathy and bravery go hand-in-hand.

Age 7

That creepy house across the street? It’s alive — and it eats people. A perfect fit for kids who are ready for a real jump scare or two but still want an adventure with friends at the core. Monster House (2006) can get a little intense for an animated family film. But it never goes too far, and it ends on a positive note. 

Age 8

Set on Halloween night, Lady in White (1988) dabbles with the dead — a ghost haunting a small town and a murder mystery that’s still never been solved. This film is atmospheric and eerie, but still soft enough for kids easing into classic ghost stories.

Age 9

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) is Ray Bradbury’s tale of a sinister carnival rolling into town. It mixes frights with depression-era Americana urban fantasy. For kids old enough to handle darker themes about temptation and fear, it’ll take them for a spooky spin. A warning — if your kid doesn’t like spiders, you might want an eye-covering hand ready for one skin-crawling scene.

Age 10

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) is based on the infamous book that kept kids up at night thanks to its creepy short stories and freaky illustrations. The film is PG-13, but brave tweens will love testing themselves against monsters pulled straight from their parents’ childhood nightmares.

Age 11

WNUF Halloween Special (2013) is like a tape found at a garage sale. You hit play and think you’re watching a TV broadcast. Then things start to go horribly wrong. This found-footage film is a playful but unnerving step into meta horror for older kids. 

Age 12

Trick ’r Treat (2007) ties together several spooky takes into one Halloween night. You’ll meet ghostly children, werewolves, and Sam, the sack-headed spirit. There are plenty of real scares but they’re balanced with dark humor. The mix of gore and gags lands right for horror-curious almost-teens.

Age 13

Masks, commercials, and an evil plot that makes trick-or-treating deadly. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) does not feature Michael Myers — but it’s weird, offbeat, and scary.  There’s a reason it’s become a cult classic that’s perfect for teens tired of horror icons who want to find something a little different.

Age 14

Late night TV is dead. And you can see its disturbing demise in this modern found footage classic. Late Night with the Devil (2023) is about a Halloween broadcast in the ’70s that spirals into chaos when a demonic possession takes over the set. It’s a stylish horror pick for older teens, blending supernatural scares with TV satire.

Age 15

Hell House LLC (2015) has become one of my horror traditions. It’s a low budget, high-impact documentary-style dive into a haunted house attraction gone wrong. Creepy, claustrophobic, and relentless, Hell House LLC is a rite of passage for teens who want to experience a terrifying haunted house walkthrough from their couch. 

Age 16

Halloween is the slasher blueprint — sorry Psycho and Peeping Tom fans. But John Carpenter’s 1978 classic sets the perfect tone for the season. The startling score. The soulless white mask. The relentless and seemingly random pursuit of a babysitter. 1978’s Halloween (not the 2007 remake) is the perfect capstone for teens ready to graduate into full-fledged horror.

My Better-Late-Than-Never Review of Smurfs

Smurfs starts with Papa Smurf on a turntable dropping beats: The sign of a bad time ever since Barney Rubble first grabbed the mic. Thankfully little Papa (played by 73-year-old John Goodman) didn’t rap. Instead, we got a Rihanna song.

You’ll hear a lot of Rihanna songs. They get tiring as does her voice acting.

With the Smurfs singing and dancing, I figured we were in for a Trolls-like viewing. Then came the Encanto moment. Then the Lego Movie 2 moment. Then The Smurfs (2011) moment.

I realized this movie is just an assemblage of borrowed tropes and vibes and one-liners and…SNORE.

Yep, I fell asleep. It’s worth noting I was tired, sprawled out on a cushy couch, and had two human furnaces incubating me. It’s also worth noting I woke up because my furnaces burst out into laughter. There are several physical gags that landed for my daughters in Smurfs.

Not a lot else landed for me.

The animation tries to look like the ‘80s Saturday morning cartoon. But it’s closer to one of those oddball 2010s Eastern European films Netflix starts to recommend when you’ve watched every good family film.

When I was awake, I sat on the couch like Grouchy Smurf. Yet my kids kept laughing.

I’ll admit there are some bright spots in the film. The side character voice acting is excellent. The story also fills out holes in Smurf lore — if you’re into that. And there’s a climactic chase through animation style portals that almost hits. Almost.

I think my main issue with The Smurfs is the main protagonist, named No Name Smurf. He’s searching for his name — which gives him purpose. When he suddenly discovers his name, he becomes a master at that craft — out of nowhere — with no real buildup. The culmination of his character arc makes no sense.

Overall, Smurfs is a bland but cute family fantasy that tries too hard all the time — and never really lands its big moments. If you’ve already combed Netflix for mediocre animation, Smurfs might offer just enough kid laughs to earn a spot at your next family film night.

BUT. You will want to bring booze. My sparkling water was no match for — SNORE.

Streaming: Paramount Plus

Rating: PG (Me: 5+)

Director: Chris Miller

Starring: Rihanna, John Goodman, Nick Offerman, James Corden

Run time: 1h 29m

Post-credits scenes: A mid-credits moment that teases a potential return.

Bathroom breaks: Whenever

Sequel? It made money. The credits scene teased more story. I’d hedge toward yes.

If you liked Smurfs, check out these films:

  • Trolls (2016)

  • My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) (4+)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) (4+)

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) (5+)

  • TMNT: Mutant Mayhem (2023) (7+)

News You Can Use (and Sometimes Booze)

  • Kimmel: He’s back…sort of. ABC reinstated Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week — though Sinclair and Nexstar stations dragged their heels. Hopefully enough people drag Sinclair and Nexstar advertisers, forcing the outwardly right-leaning news conglomerates to put Kimmel back on their shows. The timing of ABC’s Kimmel’s reinstatement is interesting, given…

  • Streaming: Another price hike is headed our way. The standard plan with ads goes up $2 a month. The plan without ads goes up $3. This is the fourth year in a row Disney raised its prices. A report suggests Disney rushed to bring Kimmel back in time for the raise so as not to further fuel a boycott that’s hit Disney pretty hard. Hulu and ESPN Select subscribers will also see increases.

  • KPopDemonHunters: You never know where inspiration will come from. The songwriter behind the hit “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters says she wrote the melody on the way to the dentist. Is this news you can use? Sure. You can use it to impress your kids.

  • Bourbon: Buffalo Trace Distillery is clawing its way back after catastrophic flooding in April forced a full shutdown of bourbon production. Translation for you: Bottles may be harder to find and prices could tick up in the short term. The good news is the distillery is back in action after nearly $30 million in repairs.

Fresh Cuts

The latest family films to hit all screens. Not all are winners. Watch at your own risk!

On my podcast, I’ll share one movie from each streaming service your family should check out.

Streaming 🛜

  • Netflix

    • (Oct. 1) About My Father (2023) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Beverly Hills Cop (1984) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Dirty Dancing (1987) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Ejen Ali: The Movie (2019) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Ejen Ali: The Movie 2 (2025) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) Sister Act (1992) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) Slender Man (2018) (10+)

    • (Oct. 2) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) (10+)

    • (Oct. 7) We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) (10+)

    • (Oct. 8) Caramelo (2025) (8+)

    • (Oct. 9) The Maze Runner (2014) (9+)

    • (Oct. 9) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) (9+)

    • (Oct. 9) Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) (9+)

    • (Oct. 13) Vacation (2015) (8+)

  • Hulu

    • (Oct. 1) 2012 (2009) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Atomic Blonde (2017) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Barbarian (2022) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Blade (1998) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Blade II (2002) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Blade: Trinity (2004) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Bogus (1996) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Darjeeling Limited (2007) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Die Hard (1988) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Die Hard 2 (1990) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Edward Scissorhands (1990) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Empty Man (2020) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Exchange (2021) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Gentlemen Broncos (2009) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Halloween (2018) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Hide and Seek (2005) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Hotel Transylvania (2012) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) I Spy (2002) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) (4+)

    • (Oct. 1) Knight and Day (2010) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Last Witch Hunter (2015) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Live Free or Die Hard (2007) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Madagascar (2005) (4+)

    • (Oct. 1) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) (4+)

    • (Oct. 1) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (4+)

    • (Oct. 1) Nightmare Alley (2021) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Saw (2004) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Saw II (2005) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Saw III (2006) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Saw IV (2007) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Saw V (2008) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Saw VI (2009) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Saw: The Final Chapter (2010) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream (1996) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream 2 (1997) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream 3 (2000) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Sinister (2012) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Tree of Life (2011) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Twilight (2008) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Underwater (2020) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Vampires Suck (2010) (10+)

    • (Oct. 3) The Happening (2008) (10+)

    • (Oct. 3) The Sixth Sense (1999) (9+)

    • (Oct. 3) Werewolves (2024) (12+)

    • (Oct. 10) The Hills Have Eyes (2006) (12+)

    • (Oct. 10) The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) (12+)

    • (Oct. 10) The Omen (2006) (12+)

  • HBO Max

    • Still waiting for the list…

  • Disney+

    • (Oct. 3) Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) (8+)

  • Amazon Prime

    • (Oct. 1) 17 Again (2009) (9+)
      (Oct. 1)

    • Accepted (2006) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Argo (2012) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Braveheart (1995) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Bruce Almighty (2003) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) Candyman (1992) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Casino Royale (2006) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Crank (2006) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Crank 2: High Voltage (2009) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Curious George (2006) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Diamonds Are Forever (1971) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Die Another Day (2002) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Dr. No (1963) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Dracula (1931) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Easy A (2010) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) For Your Eyes Only (1981) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Frankenstein (1931) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) From Russia with Love (1964) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) GoldenEye (1995) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Goldfinger (1965) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Holmes & Watson (2018) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) (4+)

    • (Oct. 1) Jeepers Creepers (2001) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Max (2015) (7+)

    • (Oct. 1) Max 2: White House Hero (2017) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Moonraker (1979) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Overboard (1987) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Pixels (2015) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) Quantum of Solace (2008) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Quigley Down Under (1990) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scooby-Doo (2002) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scoot and Kassie’s Christmas Adventure (2013) (4+)

    • (Oct. 1) Skyfall (2012) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Spartacus (1960) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Spectre (2015) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Breakfast Club (1985) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Commuter (2018) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Family Man (2000) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Invisible Man (1933) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Living Daylights (1987) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Pink Panther (1964) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Pink Panther (2006) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Pink Panther 2 (2009) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Shack (2017) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Terminator (1984) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The World Is Not Enough (2000) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Thunderball (1965) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Tremors (1990) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Us (2019) (10+)
      (Oct. 1) Waterworld (1995) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) West Side Story (1961) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) You Only Live Twice (1967) (10+)

    • (Oct. 5) The Boogeyman (2023) (10+)

    • (Oct. 10) John Candy: I Like Me (premiere)

  • Peacock

    • (Oct. 1) The Book of Life (2014) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Brightburn (2019) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Craft: Legacy (2020) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Crow (1994) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Darkman (1990) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Dead Silence (2007) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Edward Scissorhands (1990) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Friday the 13th (1980) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Friday the 13th Part II (1981) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Friday the 13th Part III (1982) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Fright Night (1985) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Frighteners (1996) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Ghostbusters (1984) (7+)

    • (Oct. 1) Ghostbusters II (1989) (7+)

    • (Oct. 1) Goosebumps (2015) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Hot Fuzz (2007) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Krampus (2015) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Leprechaun (1993) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Leprechaun II (1994) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Leprechaun III (1995) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Leprechaun: Origins (2014) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Mama (2013) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Mist (2007) (11+)

    • (Oct. 1) Monster House (2006) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Night of the Zoopocalypse (2025) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Omen (1976) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The People Under the Stairs (1991) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Poltergeist (1982) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Purge (2013) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Purge: Election Year (2016) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Quarantine (2008) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Ring (2002) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream (1996) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream 2 (1997) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream 3 (2000) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Shaun of the Dead (2004) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Silent Hill (2006) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Silent House (2011) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Skeleton Key (2005) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Slither (2006) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Corpse Bride (2005) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Van Helsing (2004) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Visit (2015) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Wolf Man (1941) (6+)

  • Paramount Plus

    • (Oct. 1) 30 Days of Night (2007) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Deep Impact (1998) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) District 9 (2009) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Edward Scissorhands (1990) (7+)

    • (Oct. 1) Evil Dead (1981) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Fight Club (1999) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Gangs of New York (2002) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Green Room (2015) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Heat (1995) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Hellboy (2004) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Hugo (2011) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) King Kong (1976) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) Lake Placid (1999) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Men in Black (1997) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Men in Black II (2002) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Men in Black 3 (2012) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) No Country for Old Men (2007) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Rambo III (1988) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Rambo: First Blood (1982) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scooby-Doo in Where’s My Mummy? (2005) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010) (5+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream (1996) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream 2 (1997) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Scream 3 (2000) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) Searching (2018) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) Sin City (2005) (12+)

    • (Oct. 1) Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) (6+)

    • (Oct. 1) Teen Wolf (1985) (8+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Craft (1996) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Fly (1986) (10+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Mist (2007) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Shallows (2016) (9+)

    • (Oct. 1) The Warriors (1979) (9+)

In Theaters 📽️

  • (Oct. 3) Avatar: The Way of Water (2022 rerelease) (8+)

  • (Oct. 3) Casper (1995 rerelease) (5+)

  • (Oct. 3) DORA: Magic Mermaid Adventures (limited event)

  • (Oct. 3) Good Boy

  • (Oct. 10) Tron: Ares

  • (Oct. 12) The Dark Crystal (1982 rerelease) (6+)

  • (Oct. 14) Trick ‘r Treat (2007 rerelease) (10+)

On Disc 📀

  • (Oct. 7) The Bad Guys 2 (2025) (5+)

  • (Oct. 7) Eddington (2025) (10+)

  • (Oct. 7) F1: The Movie (2025) (9+)

  • (Oct. 7) I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) (11+)

  • (Oct. 14) Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (2025) (10+)

  • (Oct. 14) Sketch (2025) (7+)

  • (Oct. 14) Weapons (2025) (12+)

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I am a former television news journalist who now writes about movies, parenting, and tech online (and occasionally on paper). My number one job, though, is making sure my girls grow up with steady heads on their shoulders. I think our shared movie nights have a positive impact on their self-esteem and develop an awareness of the world around them. I relish every night — except for maybe Baby Geniuses. I got through that one with my good friend George Dickel.

Brendan Knapp