By Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service
‘STITCH HEAD’
Rated PG for action, thematic elements and mild rude humor.
What it’s about: An animated riff on the Frankenstein story sees a mad professor’s assistant, Stitch Head, learning to embrace his differences and “monstrousness” after a stint in a circus freak show.
The kid attractor factor: The animation style and kid-friendly story.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Don’t make yourself smaller for someone else. Embrace who you are — you deserve to be seen.
Violence: Some perilous situations.
Language: None
Sex: None
Drugs: None
Parents’ advisory: A fun and cute movie about learning to be yourself and accept others.
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‘ANNIVERSARY’
Rated R for language throughout, some violent content, drug use and sexual references.
What it’s about: The study of an American family that slowly crumbles under an increasingly extreme authoritarian state, ushered in by an interloper in the family.
The kid attractor factor: This an adult political drama, not much appeal for kids.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Be careful whom you enable and let into your home under the guise of politeness.
Violence: Some upsetting violent scenes — terrorism, stabbing, shooting, fighting, etc.
Language: Swearing throughout.
Sex: References to sex.
Drugs: Some on-screen marijuana use.
Parents’ advisory: The themes here are too mature and complex to appeal to kids.
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