Helping you choose the best movies for your family
MOVIE TITLE: The Hustle (2019) RATING: PG-13. The movie was originally rated R, but Rebel Wilson fought for a PG-13 rating, contending that it wasn’t any raunchier than a lot of other PG-13 movies. She won the argument, which proves … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Hotel Mumbai RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 3 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: Based on the chilling true story of the 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel by a group … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Apollo 11 (2019) [Blu-ray] RATING: G LENGTH: 1 hour, 33 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: This is a fascinating documentary that features real footage of the legendary 1969 mission to the moon with … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Little RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 49 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C+ IN A NUTSHELL: This is kind of a reverse, African-American version of the Tom Hanks’ 1988 hit movie Big. I love that movie. It … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Long Shot RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 5 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: D IN A NUTSHELL: Garbage. This political satire/rom-com is over-the-top and ridiculous. So, do you think sloppy, stoner Seth rises to the level of classy … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: TOLKIEN RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 52 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: I was excited to learn more about J.R.R. Tolkien and really hoped this movie would be good. As an author of … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Professor and the Madman RATING: Not Rated (yet) LENGTH: 2 hours, 4 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: Words are powerful. This biopic is based on the book by Simon Winchester called The … Continued