The Post-Gazette reviews movies from a family perspective:
'Stomp the Yard'
Rated: PG-13.
Suitable for: Older tweens and teens.
What you should know: An urban street dancer (Columbus Short) gets out of the ghetto and into a Southern black college, where two fraternities want him to pledge his skills to their stepping teams.
Language: Mild profanity throughout.
Sexual situations and nudity: A couple of scenes with a college-age couple kissing, and the dancing can be sexually suggestive.
Violence/scary situations: In the opening scene, a violent gang rumble ends in a death.
Drug or alcohol use: There are several bar scenes, but none of the major characters is seen drinking.
'Arthur and the Invisibles'
Rating: PG.
Suitable for: Kids 7 and older.
What you should know: Young Arthur uses magic to miniaturize himself and joins the odd-looking creatures inhabiting his back yard. This film begins as live action, then enters an animated world.
Language: Some crude language.
Sexual situations and nudity: None.
Violence/scary situations: Animated violence, high-action scenes of peril.
Drug or alcohol use: None.