From creator Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and the Heron is a new fantasy feature film about a young boy named Mahito who's lost his mom. He encounters a heron in an old tower near his family's countryside home, and it leads him into a new world where the living and dead meet. US viewers can stream the film exclusively on Max.

Watching movies with your kids can be a good way to keep them occupied, but movies can also be a great conversation starter—and not just about the plots, but about the messages they convey, whether overt or subtle.

Whether or not we’d like to admit it, Halloween is right around the corner. And while some kids are old enough to love having their pants scared off them, for some kids, watching Halloween movies with silly jokes and lighter plots might be the way to go.