Paddington is framed for theft and the neighborhood has to remember how to be a neighborhood. Paul King’s sequel is widely called one of the best films of the 2010s — not “best kids’ films.” Gentleness as a worldview. PureRated’s house favorite for ages five to ninety.
Faith tag: Kindness
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Wonder
Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of R. J. Palacio’s novel is a primer in seeing. PG for bullying themes. Excellent for 8–14 if you are ready to talk about faces, difference, and courage.
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All Creatures Great and Small
Playground Entertainment’s revival of Herriot is PureRated’s idea of prestige television: animals, weather, restraint. TV-PG for veterinary scenes. A fire in winter, essentially.