Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: The Shack Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 132 minutes In a Nutshell: Based on the best-selling New York Times novel by Canadian author William P. Young, this lovely film can heal your heart if you let it. Lose the … Continued
Movie Title: Table 19 Grade: C- Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 27 minutes In a Nutshell: First, let me announce that my oldest son just got engaged! Woohoo! I sure hope his reception is nothing like the one in this … Continued
Movie Title: Tim Timmerman, Hope of America Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 94 minutes In a Nutshell: Brought to us from the clever peeps at VidAngel Studios, Picture Picture, and Purdie Distribution, this quirky film will take you back to high … Continued
Movie Title: Logan Grade: B Rating: R, 135 minutes In a Nutshell: This is NOT your typical Marvel superhero movie. For starters, it’s Rated R with tons of bloody violence, trampy girls, and an aging Wolverine wearing reading glasses. … Continued
Movie Title: Kong: Skull Island Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 118 minutes In a Nutshell: This is an entertaining re-imagining of the King Kong story and takes place where John Goodman’s character describes as “The place where myth and science meet.” … Continued
Movie Title: A Dog’s Purpose (DVD) Grade: C+ Rating: PG, 120 minutes In a Nutshell: This sugary-sweet family flick feels like a Hallmark card that blends reincarnation with one dog’s discovery about what his purpose is. We could … Continued
Movie Title: Lion Grade: A- Rating: PG-13 In a Nutshell: Adapted from the book A Long Way Home: A Memoir , this inspiring true story will break your heart and then warm it. Most people missed this film when it … Continued
Movie Title: The Founder Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 115 minutes In a Nutshell: The Golden Arches! You may actually want to swing by McDonald’s after you leave the theater to celebrate the American Dream…either that or ban it because … Continued
Movie Title: The Space Between Us Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 120 minutes In a Nutshell: This is kind of a modern version of the old Starman film about STAR-crossed lovers. Writer/Director Peter Chelsom has given us some truly mediocre films. Sadly, … Continued
Movie Title: The Edge of Seventeen Grade: B+ Rating: R, 98 minutes In a Nutshell: Hailee Steinfeld plays a completely self-absorbed teenager who has a hard time learning some of the most important lessons in life…that loving and caring … Continued