Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Halloween (2018) Grade: B Rating: R, 109 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve never liked scary movies, especially slasher horror flicks. The good news is that you can watch the original Halloween by John Carpenter and then watch … Continued
Movie Title: Night School Grade: D for dumb Rating: PG-13, 111 minutes In a Nutshell: Night School is a remedial level comedy that fails. It’s actually the first feature film that Kevin Hart has written that isn’t a comedy … Continued
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Movie Title: The House with a Clock in Its Walls Grade: C+ Rating: PG, 104 minutes In a Nutshell: This movie has a decent balance of scary and funny, but I wouldn’t say it’s perfect for all … Continued
Movie Title: Peppermint Grade: B- Rating: R, 102 minutes In a Nutshell: We’ve already seen a couple of vigilante movies this year (Death Wish and the recent sequel to The Equalizer franchise), so it would only seem natural to … Continued
Movie Title: The Predator Grade: C- Rating: R, 1 hour 47 minutes In a Nutshell: Directed by Shane Black, THE PREDATOR is a sequel and offers a respectful nod to the previous films in the franchise. Unfortunately, it’s not … Continued
Movie Title: A SIMPLE FAVOR Grade: A- Rating: R, 116 minutes In a Nutshell: It turns out that this mysterious thriller is actually a dark comedy. Based on the book A Simple Favor [Movie Tie-in]: A Novel, the movie is … Continued
Movie Title: Papillon Grade: B+ Rating: R, 136 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve always been fascinated by prison movies. This gritty remake is well done and is based on the best-selling memoirs by wrongfully convicted prisoner Henri Charriere in … Continued
Movie Title: Searching Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 101 minutes In a Nutshell: This is every parent’s nightmare. I remember when my two sons were very little and they ran off in different directions in a grocery store. The panic … Continued
Movie Title: Equalizer 2 Grade: C+ Rating: R, 129 minutes In a Nutshell: There is great satisfaction in watching someone kick bad guy butt in a vigilante action thriller. This “Sequelizer” follows the original movie which … Continued