Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie review

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

Guardians of the Galaxy is the Star Wars sequel you wanted to see

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

How to Train Your Dragon 2 sequel worth the wait

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Movie Title:  How to Train Your Dragon 2 PG, 1 hour 45 minutes Grade:  A- In a Nutshell:  Everyone in the family will enjoy this adorable DreamWorks sequel by Dean DeBlois.  It impresses with FANTASTIC textures and surfaces: fur, leather, … Continued

Vampire Academy now on DVD for those suffering Twilight withdrawals

The newest DVD to hit store shelves this week is: Movie Title:   Vampire Academy   PG-13, 1 hour 45 minutes   Grade:   C-   In a Nutshell:   Juno meets Harry Potter meets Twilightmeets Mean Girls meets terrible movie.  It could have … Continued

The Other Woman offers estrogen-filled gal pal laughs

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Movie Title:  The Other Woman Grade:  B PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes In a Nutshell:    A woman’s guilty pleasure is to see a two-timing, adulterous scumbag get what’s coming to him.  It kind of gives “screwball comedy” another meaning.  … Continued

Rio 2 movie review from a tired mom

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Movie Title:  Rio 2 G, 1 hour 41 minutes Grade:   C+ In a Nutshell:   Forgettable.  Young children will be entertained, although the 4 year old sitting behind me kept asking his mother “Can we go home?”  That’s a not a … Continued