Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Flatliners Grade: D+ Rating: PG-13, 108 minutes In a Nutshell: This Flatliners movie remake is dead on arrival. I really liked the original Flatliners movie with 1990 Kevin Bacon, so I was interested to see how this remake … Continued
Movie Title: The Foreigner Grade: B+ Rating: R, 1 hour 54 minutes In a Nutshell: Americans love movies. And Jackie Chan. We love watching him perform incredible stunts and fight sequences, mixed with humor and fun. This isn’t that kind … Continued
Movie Title: Geostorm Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes In a Nutshell: Geostorm is a disaster of a movie. I’m embarrassed to admit that I love disaster movies. This predictable end-of-the-world drama follows the cookie-cutter … Continued
Movie Title: LEAP Grade: A- Rating: PG, 89 minutes In a Nutshell: This gorgeous family-friendly film paints Paris with an incredibly charming stroke, created by the L’Atelier Animation Studio in France. You’re easily transported back to 19th Century France. I … Continued
Movie Title: Kidnap Grade: C Rating: R In a Nutshell: Having your child kidnapped is every parent’s fear. You don’t mess with a mother and her son. (I have 4 sons.) Uplifting theme: “I will never let you go.” – (Karla … Continued
Movie Title: Atomic Blonde Grade: B Rating: R, 115 minutes In a Nutshell: Payback goes atomic. Based on the 2012 graphic novel Atomic Blonde: The Coldest City , this stylish spy flick takes place in 1989 when the Berlin wall … Continued
Movie Title: Story Tellers: An Evening with Colorful Characters Grade: B Rating: PG, 67 minutes In a Nutshell: I admit it…the first time I tried to watch this movie, I fell asleep. I was home on my comfy couch with … Continued
Movie Title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 137 minutes In a Nutshell: Written and directed by Luc Besson, this sci-fi adventure takes you on a colorful journey with incredible creativity and imagination. … Continued
Movie Title: Dunkirk Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 107 minutes In a Nutshell: I write marketing reports for movie theaters and have felt terrible for Dunkirk the past few months, because their trailers almost always elicited ZERO response from the … Continued
Movie Title: Wish UPON Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 89 minutes In a Nutshell: Wish Upon makes you wish it were better. Cliched and not very good, this horror movie would be fun to watch at a sleepover with a … Continued