Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: The MEG Grade: B- Rating: PG-13, 114 minutes In a Nutshell: If you’re a Sharknado fan, you’ll get a kick out of this summer’s monster movie in the water directed by Jon Turteltaub. The trailer made me think … Continued
Movie Title: Crazy Rich Asians Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 120 minutes In a Nutshell: I go to China several times each year for business, so I was really curious what aspects of the Chinese culture would be shown in this … Continued
Movie Title:American Animals Grade: B+ Rating: R, 120 minutes In a Nutshell: The movie starts out with text on the screen that quotes Charles Darwin in The Origin of Species that says, “We must suppose that American animals slowly migrated … Continued
Show Dogs Grade: D for dumb Rating: PG, 92 minutes In a Nutshell: It’s a children’s movie about dogs that compete in a competition. Young children will be amused, but it’s torture for almost everyone else. Tips for parents: One … Continued
Movie Title: Ocean’s 8 Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 110 minutes In a Nutshell: Warner Brothers Pictures gives … Continued
Movie Title: The Leisure Seeker Grade: B Rating: R, 112 minutes In a Nutshell: Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and Golden Globe winner (twice!) Donald Sutherland carry the film and make for a powerful couple dramedy. Tips for parents: * … Continued
Movie Title: Life Of The Party Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 105 minutes In a Nutshell: Despite its terrible score on Rotten Tomatoes, Melissa McCarthy is fantastic and offers an entertaining comedy that will probably be … Continued
Movie Title: Book Club Grade: B- Rating: PG-13, 104 minutes In a Nutshell: I guess you could say that this movie puts the sex back into the word “sexagenarian”, although the majority of the leading ladies are in their … Continued
Movie Title: Deadpool 2 Grade: B+ Rating: R, 119 minutes In a Nutshell: Marvel is on a roll. The X-Force team assembles under the guidance of the most disrespectful, irreverent superhero ever, Deadpool, played expertly by Ryan Reynolds. As … Continued
Movie Title: Overboard Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 110 minutes In a Nutshell: It has been many years since I saw the original Gary Marshall movie Overboard starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, but I remember thinking it was a charming Rom-com. The … Continued