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FAMILY TIMES -The Family Edutainment Magazine - January 2023 Edition©
FAMILY TIMES -The Family Edutainment Magazine - January 2023 Edition

Like windows, movies help us see out of our world and into others.
These titles from 2022 have impressed us with their meaningful themes,
including friendship, adventure, courage and overcoming adversity.
They’ve stood out as entertaining family favorites, they’ve made us
think and they’ve given us plenty to talk about. Our picks below also all
earned the Common Sense Seal, which means they offer an exceptional
media experience to families with children of all ages.

1. Ivy & Bean, age 5+
With its appealing stars and inventive visualization of children’s
imaginations, this adaptation (which was followed by two more) is
worthy of the best-selling books by Annie Barrows that inspired it.
(TV-G,

2 Luck, age 5+
Packed with positive messages about family, overcoming challenges
and managing disappointment, this colorful animated film about the
unluckiest person in the world is a gentle, charming adventure.
(G, Apple TV Plus)

3. The Bad Guys, age 6+
Taking an empathetic approach to a crew of thieves who only pretend
to “go good,” this lighthearted, amusing heist comedy is so fun it’s
(almost) criminal. (PG, Netflix)

4. DC league of super pets age 8+
A delightful look at the superhero genre that introduces a furry
team of unlikely heroes to the ever-growing heroic world.