Ant Man and the Wasp movie review

Movie Title:  Ant-Man and the Wasp    Grade:  A-   Rating: PG-13, 118 minutes   In a Nutshell:  After the devastating ending of the Avengers: Infinity War, this lighthearted and refreshing Marvel movie makes us feel better and reminds us … Continued

The Darkest Minds movie review

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Movie Title:  The Darkest Minds   Grade:   C+   Rating: PG-13, 105 minutes   In a Nutshell:   Yep, another teenage dystopian adaptation of a book into a movie. This time, there is an X-Men type of twist and the fighting spirit … Continued

Deadpool 2 movie review

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Movie Title:       Deadpool 2 Grade:   B+ Rating: R, 119 minutes In a Nutshell:   Marvel is on a roll.  The X-Force team assembles under the guidance of the most disrespectful, irreverent superhero ever, Deadpool, played expertly by Ryan Reynolds. As … Continued

Avengers: Infinity War packs a punch in Marvel’s longest movie to date

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Movie Title:    Avengers: Infinity War Grade:  A Rating: PG-13, 156 minutes  (the longest Marvel film to date) In a Nutshell:  Starring…well….EVERYONE!  All of your favorite Marvel superheroes get spotlighted, a difficult task that the Russo brothers capably tackled. As the … Continued

Wildling was wildly mediocre

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Movie Title:     Wildling   Grade:  C   Rating: R,         92 minutes   In a Nutshell:  A monster coming-of-age story, this creature feature movie feels like a 1980’s horror flick.   It’s actually a new indie film by director … Continued

Rampage pushes the PG-13 line

Movie Title:   Rampage Grade:   B Rating: PG-13,  1 hour 47 minutes In a Nutshell:   My 4 sons used to play the 1997 Midway Rampage video game, so I was curious to see how well director Brad Peyton would adapt the … Continued

Ready Player One celebrates video games over the decades

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Movie Title:      Ready Player One Grade:  A- Rating: PG-13, 140 minutes In a Nutshell:   The creator of the largest virtual reality world ever, called the OASIS, dies and leaves a challenge to anyone who can find three invisible keys that … Continued

Pacific Rim Uprising is more of the same for fans of the franchise

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Movie Title:       Pacific Rim Uprising Grade:   C+ Rating: PG-13, 111 minutes In a Nutshell:  If you liked the first Pacific Rim movie, this is more of the same, but even bigger, louder, and chaotic. Tips for parents:  Some subtitles … Continued