The Foreigner features a very dramatic Jackie Chan

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Movie Title:  The Foreigner Grade: B+ Rating: R, 1 hour 54 minutes In a Nutshell: Americans love movies.  And Jackie Chan.  We love watching him perform incredible stunts and fight sequences, mixed with humor and fun.  This isn’t that kind … Continued

Geostorm is a disaster movie in every way

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Movie Title:  Geostorm   Grade:  C+   Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes   In a Nutshell:  Geostorm is a disaster of a movie.  I’m embarrassed to admit that I love disaster movies.  This predictable end-of-the-world drama follows the cookie-cutter … Continued

Gone on vacation

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I’m in Europe right now, having an amazing vacation in several countries, so I won’t be posting any movie reviews until I get back in September! Of course, movies are always on my mind.  In fact, I just sat on … Continued

Kidnap showcases every parent’s fear

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Movie Title:  Kidnap Grade:  C Rating:   R In a Nutshell:  Having your child kidnapped is every parent’s fear.  You don’t mess with a mother and her son.  (I have 4 sons.) Uplifting theme:  “I will never let you go.” – (Karla … Continued

Atomic Blonde showcases a hot and icy Charlize Theron

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Movie Title:   Atomic Blonde Grade:  B Rating:  R, 115 minutes In a Nutshell:  Payback goes atomic.  Based on the 2012 graphic novel Atomic Blonde: The Coldest City , this stylish spy flick takes place in 1989 when the Berlin wall … Continued

The Emoji movie is not only “Meh”, but “Bleh”

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Movie Title:  The Emoji Movie Grade:  D Rating: PG, 86 minutes In a Nutshell:  Not only Meh, but Bleh.  Rumor has it that this film was Sony’s last effort to make a good movie before going bankrupt.  I doubt that’s … Continued

Valerian is a sugar rush

Movie Title:  Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Grade:  B Rating: PG-13, 137 minutes In a Nutshell:  Written and directed by Luc Besson, this sci-fi adventure takes you on a colorful journey with incredible creativity and imagination.    … Continued

Girls Trip gets an F for extremely foul

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Movie Title:   Girls Trip Grade:  F for FOUL Rating: R, 122 minutes In a Nutshell:  I guess I just don’t get this movie.  In fact, I hated it. Audiences are loving it, but I thought it was one of the … Continued

Dunkirk immerses you in war from the first scene to the last

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  Movie Title:  Dunkirk Grade:  A- Rating:   PG-13, 107 minutes In a Nutshell:  I write marketing reports for movie theaters and have felt terrible for Dunkirk the past few months, because their trailers almost always elicited ZERO response from the … Continued

Wish Upon makes you wish it were a better movie

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Movie Title:  Wish UPON Grade:  D Rating: PG-13, 89 minutes In a Nutshell:   Wish Upon makes you wish it were better.  Cliched and not very good, this horror movie would be fun to watch at a sleepover with a … Continued