Home is harmless fun
Movie: Home PG, 1 hour 33 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Dreamworks is trying hard to keep up with Disney who has recently been pumping out hit after hit. Home doesn’t have quite the magic that Disney … Continued
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie review by Movie Review Mom
Movie: Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – O.S.T. RATING: PG LENGTH: 2 hour 2 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: The cast is charming and fantastic: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Dv Patel … Continued
The DUFF makes you glad you’re not a teen anymore
Movie: The DUFF PG-13, 1 hour 41 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Teenagers have always lived in the world of bullying and underdog struggles for greatness, but this movie takes a modern tech, funny look at … Continued
SpongeBob brings nautical nonsense to the big screen
Movie: The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water PG, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: If you love SpongeBob SquarePants, then you’ll get a kick out of this colorful movie adventure by United Plankton … Continued
The Last Five Years stage musical comes to the big screen
Movie: The Last Five Years PG-13, 1 hour, 34 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Mix these 3 things together for a tasty film: passion, pain, Anna Kendrick. Based on the popular off-Broadway stage musical (by Jason Robert … Continued
Strange Magic is a bit strange
Movie: Strange Magic PG , 1 hour 39 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: This fanciful animation features music from the past six decades in a whimsical search for true love inspired by Shakespeare’s William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer … Continued
Paddington’s warmth and charm make it from paper to the silver screen
Movie: Paddington PG, 1 hour 35 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: This family-friendly tale begins with an amusing background story that sets the humor and tone for the film, which is based on the popular children’s books … Continued
Into the Woods brews mixed messages for adults and children
Movie: Into the Woods PG, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Once upon a time, there was a Broadway musical that Disney remade as a feature film for families. This deconstructed twist on some of … Continued
The new Annie is just ok for a Redbox slumber party
Movie: Annie PG, 1 hour 58 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: In the midst of the current Sony hacking drama, the studio released a family-friendly film that is loosely based on the original comic strip by Harold Graycorny, … Continued
Penguins of Madagascar is cute and cuddly enough to make you laugh out loud at least once
Movie Title: Penguins of Madagascar PG, 1 hour 32 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: The zany, spy penguins from the Madagascar franchise finally got their own feature film, full of high-jinks and frivolity. No matter what age … Continued