Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day PG 80 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Based on Judith Viorst’s beloved 1972 child’s book, this slapstick and warmhearted family film is a simple illustration of how … Continued
Movie Title: Maze Runner PG-13, 1 hour 54 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: I’m so thrilled for my friend, James Dashner, who is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Maze Runner Series (Maze Runner)that this film … Continued
Movie Title: The Expendables 3 PG-13, 1 hour 43 minutes In theaters August 15, 2014 Grade: B- In a Nutshell: There is no shortage of testosterone, nor bad guys to fight here, folks. If you’ve seen the first two … Continued
Grade: C PG-13, 1 hour 41 minutes In a Half-shell: You’re about to get shell-shocked. OK, first of all…I have 2 water turtles. So there’s that. Secondly, I raised 4 sons who were obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … Continued
Movie Title: Into the Storm PG-13, 2 hours 10 minutes Grade: C+ In a Nutshell: The theater lights fade and the tornado begins swirling immediately. Cue the jiggly camera and body count. This disaster movie’s strengths begin and end with … Continued
Movie Title: Guardians of the Galaxy Grade: A PG-13, 2 hours 1 minute In a Nutshell: FAN-Friggin-Tastic! This movie is everything you want a summer popcorn blockbuster to be. By now, everyone has heard of Captain America: The First Avenger, … Continued
Movie Title: Lucy Grade: B+ PG-13 in the U.S.A. or R in Europe In a Nutshell: The evolutionary Big Bang theory meets Bang Bang. As long as you remember that this is a summer popcorn movie and not a documentary, … Continued
Movie Title: Hercules PG-13, 2 hours Grade: B In a Nutshell: The Rock. Man, that guy is huge…like a Herculean rock. Dwayne Johnson proudly proclaimed in a recent interview “I was born to place this role.” He definitely makes for … Continued
In an explanation posted on its website under the headline, “It’s time for an all-new Captain America,” Marvel announced that the next Captain America will be black. The change comes after the retirement of Captain America’s longtime alter ego, Steve … Continued
Movie Title: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes PG-13, 2 hours 10 minutes Grade: B+/A- In a Nutshell: When I was young I went to a Planet Of The Apes Movie Marathon with my friends. We got a … Continued