Submitted photoTom Cruise plays Jack Reacher and Gordon Alexander plays Cage Match Goon in “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.”

“JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK”

Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, some bloody images, language and thematic elements.

What it’s about: An ex-military police major attempts to clear his friend’s name in an espionage case and discovers he might have a teenage daughter.

The kid-attractor factor: Star Tom Cruise as well as the action genre.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Even loners can find connection together; open your heart to others; sometimes systems of power can be corrupt and harbor evil.

Violence: Quite a bit: When Reacher’s not destroying people with his fists, he’s shooting them or hitting them with sticks, or his partner is strangling someone with a hose. There is some blood spatter, but it’s indirect and not graphic.

Language: Several instances of strong language.

Sexuality: A discussion of paternity and how that comes about, flirtation between Jack and Susan but nothing more.

Drugs: Discussion of heroin use and drug smuggling, but no graphic on-screen drug use.

Parents advisory: Though this is rated PG-13, it’s very violent and would not be appropriate for kids or younger teens.

“OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL”

Rating: PG-13 for disturbing images, terror and thematic elements.

What it’s about: The 1967 origin story of a haunted house and a young girl who is possessed by evil spirits through her Ouija board.

The kid-attractor factor: The spooky element just in time for Halloween, the period style, and the young star will attract a younger audience.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Always fight for your family, love can be stronger than evil, always follow the rules of Ouija: Don’t play in a graveyard.

Violence: Some disturbing, but not graphic, images and suggestions of horrible implied violence; an off-screen stabbing. The atmosphere and suggestion of violence are more terrifying than any of the on-screen images.

Language: No strong language.

Sexuality: A kiss between teens in a budding relationship.

Drugs: Wine with dinner but otherwise none.

Parents advisory: “Ouija” has all the creepy elements of a good Halloween horror movie, but it’s more spooky-scary than excessively violent. Definitely OK for teens.