In this column, we at the Screengrab discuss movies fit for children. If you are vaguely aware of the state of children's movies, you know that most of them are animated affairs involving rapid-fire references to pop culture that, strangely enough, few under the age of 31 could possibly understand. Only rarely do filmmakers decide to make movies that appeal to anything deeper than a child's love of a sugar rush. Despite the odds, some brave souls still manage to create great kid movies, and this column will seek to weed wheat from chaff. This being the first edition, we'll start with some low-hanging fruit: my 3-year-old son's all-time favorite movie, My Neighbor Totoro.
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