Mary Poppins Returns - a mom's review of the good, the bad, age suitability and a comparison to the Original. It's hard to know the perfect age to watch this movie, but I've given it my best assessment in this review.

Mary Poppins Returns… A mom’s review

During the last school holidays I took my 3 year old (nearly 4 year old) and 6 year old to watch Mary Poppins Returns. I loved Mary Poppins growing up. I’ve watched it thousands of times. I’ve even made my kids watch it and reviewed it. (Here is the review of the Original Mary Poppins.) […]

Sing! The best animated movie for singing and dancing.

Sing! (the animated movie)

Sing!  I can not believe I haven’t reviewed Sing! yet. It’s one of my daughters all time favorites. I must have watched it over 100 times by now. Coupled with listening to the songs when we’re in the car, it is perpetually part of our lives. I know we’re not the only family who this […]

Paddington 2

Paddington 2: even better than it’s prequel. Paddington 1 was lovely. But, Paddington 2 is, in my opinion, so much better than Paddington 1.  As with the first, the colours are so bright and its beautifully filmed and Paddington himself is true to character. In this movie the plot is brilliant and isn’t as scary […]

Boss Baby makes the list of recommended movies for younger kids. Its harmless, no real villains and has good humour for parents who are having to watch.

Boss Baby – a mom’s review 

Boss Baby  I was not keen on Boss Baby when I saw the previews and adverts online. One day I got home from work to find the kids watching it… thanks nanny! Anyway, it happened and from that time on it’s been one of my 3 year old’s favourites. I think it must be the […]

The Incredibles 2 – great for kids older than 5! 

The Incredibles 2 I loved The Incredibles 2, who cares what the kids thought. Just kidding, of course I care about their opinions. They enjoyed it so much I’ve had to watch the first Incredibles movie every afternoon for the last week. That or Jack-Jack attack that is on FOXTEL at the moment. If you […]

Alice in Wonderland 

Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland has recently become one of my daughter’s favourite movies. I’m talking the original Alice in Wonderland, the 1951 cartoon movie. It was one of my favorites growing up so it’s really special to enjoy this with her. This is one of the great Disney classics.   As with any […]

UP!

UP! A beautiful movie for the whole family  I had forgotten how beautiful UP! is both in story and in creation. I’m really fussy about what my kids watch and this one is spot on. The story has it’s sad moments and happy beautiful moments. Visually, it’s bright and colourful.   I love UP! even […]

Movies for Kids: Storks

Storks – The animated movie

Storks   What a gorgeous family movie. I’m not the biggest fan of animated movies because there are generally awfully scary scenes or they just miss the mark but I just loved this movie.   I don’t know if Storks can be classified a “kids movie” but it is definitely a family movie. It leaves […]

paddington bear movies

Paddington Bear Movie (2014) – A mom’s review

The Paddington Bear Movie  The Paddington Bear Movie of 2014 is a interesting take on the story of Paddington, originally written  by Michael Bond. It’s not the same as any of the books but has retained all the characters and stays true to Paddington’s story.