Faith in Parenting

Where do you find movie reviews you can count on? This is a question that came up during our most recent Tuesdays at 2:00 support call. Here are two sites that I really like and have found to be very beneficial in helping me to evaluate kids’ movies, music, and books:

PluggedInOnline.org: This resource is a ministry of Focus on the Family. The Web site includes both movie reviews and music reviews. For movies, the reviewers provide a synopsis, as well as a breakdown of the film’s spiritual content, questionable elements, and their conclusion regarding the overall quality of the film for young viewers. Likewise, music reviews provide detailed descriptions of questionable content, include song lyrics. (Great for helping your teen take a critical look at the message of Kid Rock’s “Rock n Roll Jesus.”)

CommonSenseMedia.org: I also like this site for previewing the content of books my son would like to read. Though the reviews are not necessarily written from a Christian world view, I have found the site to be especially helpful because it includes book reviews - in addition to movies - that are written by parents, as well as kids. Each review includes suggested age ranges, too, which can be really helpful in determining whether a particular movie would be appropriate for all of the children in your household.

What other review sites have you found helpful? Share them with readers here on the blog by leaving a comment below.