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In a recent essay, critic Isabel Stevens writes: \u201cThere is much discussion of childishness\u2014popular cinema is often described as \u2018infantilized\u2019\u2014but how often do we consider what children want and need from films, and what they are watching and where (outside the usual narrow, artificial controversies about the dangers film poses to their innocent minds)? How are their critical faculties and understanding of cinema being nurtured, or not\u2026?\u201d\xa0\n\nFor this week\u2019s episode, Film Comment managing editor Clinton Krute invited Stevens, managing editor of Sight and Sound, and FC contributor Genevieve Yue\u2014both parents as well as critics\u2014to discuss what they watch with their own kids, and why they choose the films they do. Of course, the kids themselves also jump in, with Isabel\u2019s 6-year-old son Rai offering his (very positive) assessment of Star Wars, and Genevieve\u2019s daughter Harriet discussing her experience working with her mother on a program of experimental films for children at Light Industry in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, Clint\u2019s daughter Agnes was tied up with summer camp, so we\u2019ll all have to wait to hear why the dreamy visuals of Frozen II make it a better film than the original.\n\nCheck out the show notes at filmcomment.com for links to the many articles and films discussed\u2014recommended, of course, for all ages.