The Post-Gazette reviews movies from a family perspective:

'Evan Almighty'

Rated: PG.

Suitable for: School-age children, especially animal lovers, and up.

What you should know: This is a sequel to "Bruce Almighty," with Steve Carell as a TV anchor turned newly elected congressman who is asked by God (Morgan Freeman) to build an ark outside his suburban Virginia home.

Language: Nothing notable.

Sexual situations and nudity: Carell walks outside dressed and his clothes disappear, but well-positioned greenery preserves his modesty. He also makes a joke that he's trying to spice up his love life with his new long-haired look.

Violence/scary situations: Carell has construction mishaps and unusual animal encounters, but they're played for laughs. When a flood occurs, the ark comes in handy.

Drug or alcohol use: Some glasses with wine are shown in front of adults at a dinner table.

'1408'

Rated: PG-13.

Suitable for: Teens and up.

What you should know: Stephen King wrote the short story that inspired this movie about a writer, played by John Cusack, who defiantly checks into a supposedly haunted hotel room where most people cannot last an hour, let alone a night.

Language: One f-word and a regular dose of milder profanities or vulgarities.

Sexual situations and nudity: None.

Violence/scary situations: Much of the movie takes place in the hotel room where ghostly figures re-enact their suicides, where Cusack's life is threatened and where images of family members who passed away (including an ailing child) appear. Photos of dead bodies are also shown. These scenes are why the movie may be too intense for preteens.

Drug or alcohol use: Cusack raids the mini-bar for booze and drinks beer or cognac.