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Merry CHRISTmas! Thank you for reading my blog and movie reviews in 2016! @TrinaBoice
Sing has lots of toe-tapping heart and humor
Movie Title: Sing Grade: A Rating: PG, 108 minutes In a Nutshell: All creatures great and small will really enjoy this delightful musical journey brought to us by the clever creators of Minions and Despicable Me. The music … Continued
Rogue One rakes in 290 million opening weekend!
Movie Title: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 133 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve been looking forward to this movie ever since I first knew it was “a thing” many, many months ago. Yep, I’m a … Continued
Allied feels like a film noir spy romance
Movie Title: Allied Grade: B Rating: R, 124 minutes In a Nutshell: World War II offers the perfect backdrop for a romantic spy adventure, featuring two good looking actors who fall in love. It has a cat and mouse, film … Continued
Keeping Up with the Joneses offers suburban spy comedy that’s only sometimes funny
Movie Title: Keeping Up with the Joneses Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 101 minutes In a Nutshell: Jon Hamm (Mad Men: Season 1) and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) are gorgeous. So, there’s THAT. This suburban spy flick … Continued
Hell or High Water presents a great character study
Movie Title: Hell or High Water Grade: B+ Rating: R, 102 minutes In a Nutshell: Director David Mackenzie present us with rich characters to study in this modern Western flick. Uplifting theme: “I’ve never met nobody who got away with anything, … Continued
Hacksaw Ridge spills blood and faith in big amounts
Movie Title: Hacksaw Ridge Grade: A Rating: R, 139 minutes In a Nutshell: This is NOT your typical Christian movie. Directed by Mel Gibson, this graphic, true story inspires faith and courage amidst a background of the … Continued
Trolls is sugary sweet, colorful fun for all ages
Movie Title: Trolls Grade: A Rating: PG, 100 minutes In a Nutshell: This sugary sweet DreamWorks movie is like watching a bag of colorful Skittles sing and dance and hug for an hour and a half. What’s not to like? … Continued
Doctor Strange works magic at the box office
Movie Title: Doctor Strange Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 130 minutes In a Nutshell: Cheers to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for introducing another interesting superhero to the Big Screen. I had never read the comic books, so I was curious to … Continued
Jack Reacher struts macho action
Movie Title: Jack Reacher Never Go Back Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 118 minutes In a Nutshell: My husband really liked the first Jack Reacher movie, so he was looking forward to this sequel. It’s definitely a “man’s movie” … Continued