Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Grade: A Rating: R, 115 minutes In a Nutshell: From the minute Francis McDormand appears on the screen and starts chewing her fingernails in contemplation, you know you’re seeing an award-winning performance. … Continued
Movie Title: All the Money in the World Grade: A Rating: R, 2 hours 12 minutes In a Nutshell: If you have ever been to the famous Getty Museum in Los Angeles, you’ll get a new appreciation for … Continued
Movie Title: I, Tonya Grade: A Rating: R, 119 minutes In a Nutshell: Tonya Harding is old news, but Margot Robbie and Allison Janney are two powerhouses that, combined, make for an entertaining biopic movie that somehow feels … Continued
Movie Title: Downsizing Grade: C+ Rating: R, 2 hours 15 minutes In a Nutshell: Alexander Payne directs this social satire that introduces some interesting environmental ideas, but ultimately reminds us that a life lived for others has the most meaning. … Continued
Merry CHRISTmas! Already I’m thinking about 2018. My goal: to be a blessing to others. I feel so grateful to everyone who has blessed my life this year. It has been a wonderful year. I hope it has been for … Continued
Movie Title: Pitch Perfect 3 Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 33 minutes Grade: C+ In a Nutshell: I admit that Pitch Perfect is one of my guilty pleasures. I’ve seen the first two movies in the Pitch Perfect franchise … Continued
Movie Title: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 112 minutes In a Nutshell: This fun franchise is still alive and entertaining audiences! Start with a cast of fresh faces and add in a hefty serving of … Continued
Movie Title: The Greatest Showman Grade: A Rating: PG, 105 minutes In a Nutshell: I’m obsessed with this movie and the soundtrack. Critics originally started ripping this musical movie to shreds, making me wonder if I saw the same film … Continued
Movie Title: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (With Bonus Content) Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 152 minutes (That’s a whopping 2 ½ hours!) In a Nutshell: YES! This is the EPIC movie we were hoping for! I admit it…I almost … Continued
Movie Title: Ferdinand Grade: B Rating: PG, 1 hour 46 minutes In a Nutshell: I lived in Spain for a couple of years in my 20’s, so I was curious to see Blue Sky Studio and 20th Century Fox would … Continued