Breaking In is timed perfectly for Mother’s Day

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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

Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare gets my grade of D for dumb

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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

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

Winchester disappoints in the telling of a true spooky tale

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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

Annihilation is cerebral sci-fi modern art that’s leaving audiences with mixed feelings

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

The Cloverfield Paradox is a confusing one

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

Hangman dies a quick death at the box office

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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

Jigsaw is twisted and sick

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Movie Title:  JigSaw Grade:  C Rating: R In a Nutshell:  I don’t like gory, torture movies, so it’s no surprise that I’ve never seen any of the previous 7 movies in the Sawfranchise.  Somehow I ended up in the theater … Continued