Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: First Man Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 138 minutes In a Nutshell: Oscar winners Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle come together again after their award-winning smash hit La La Land to bring us a fascinating look at … Continued
Stand Up comedian and podcaster Christopher James joined me on Movie Review Mom to review the movie “Venom”! I met him at the FanX convention in Salt Lake City recently where we both spoke on a panel at the event. … Continued
Movie Title: VENOM To purchase a copy of the DVD, use this link and send my kids to college! Thanks! https://amzn.to/2pGy1sm Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 112 minutes In a Nutshell: This Marvel movie was timed for the 30th anniversary … Continued
NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD and Blu-ray. Movie Title: SGT. STUBBY: AN AMERICAN HERO Grade: A Rating: PG, 85 minutes In a Nutshell: How have I never heard this story before? As if the heartwarming tale weren’t … Continued
Movie Title: The House with a Clock in Its Walls Grade: C+ Rating: PG, 104 minutes In a Nutshell: This movie has a decent balance of scary and funny, but I wouldn’t say it’s perfect for all … Continued
Movie Title: Peppermint Grade: B- Rating: R, 102 minutes In a Nutshell: We’ve already seen a couple of vigilante movies this year (Death Wish and the recent sequel to The Equalizer franchise), so it would only seem natural to … Continued
Movie Title: The Predator Grade: C- Rating: R, 1 hour 47 minutes In a Nutshell: Directed by Shane Black, THE PREDATOR is a sequel and offers a respectful nod to the previous films in the franchise. Unfortunately, it’s not … Continued
Movie Title: Papillon Grade: B+ Rating: R, 136 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve always been fascinated by prison movies. This gritty remake is well done and is based on the best-selling memoirs by wrongfully convicted prisoner Henri Charriere in … Continued
Movie Title: Equalizer 2 Grade: C+ Rating: R, 129 minutes In a Nutshell: There is great satisfaction in watching someone kick bad guy butt in a vigilante action thriller. This “Sequelizer” follows the original movie which … Continued
