Helping you choose the best movies for your family
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: 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: Breaking In Grade: C- Rating: PG-13, 88 minutes In a Nutshell: Just in time for Mother’s Day, Gabrielle Union does a good job showing us what any mama bear will do to protect her cubs. Unfortunately, … Continued
Movie Title: Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare Grade: D for dumb Rating: PG-13 In a Nutshell: Brought to the Big Screen by the same producers as the award winning Get Out and Happy Death Day this horror teen flick scored a terrible 15% … Continued
Movie Title: A Quiet Place Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 90 minutes In a Nutshell: We all fell in love with John Krasinski when he first appeared in The Office: The Complete Series. He has since gone on to … Continued
Movie Title: Winchester Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 39 minutes In a Nutshell: I don’t like scary movies, but I was curious about this one because I grew up very close to the actual Winchester Mystery House in San … Continued
Movie Title: Annihilation Grade: B Rating: R, 1 hour 55 minutes In a Nutshell: Based on the first book in Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation; Authority; Acceptance , Director Alex Garland decided not to make the film an adaptation, but … Continued
Movie Title: The Cloverfield Paradox Grade: D+ Rating: Not rated officially, but it should be R. In a Nutshell: To call Cloverfield a trilogy is a bit of a stretch. The three films are loosely related with a few … Continued
Movie Title: Hangman Grade: C Rating: R In a Nutshell: Al Pacino. There’s THAT. This is the eighth time he has played a police detective. The old-school child’s spelling game, Hangman, held promise for a good thriller, but the movie … Continued
