Helping you choose the best movies for your family
MOVIE TITLE: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker [Ultra HD] RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 21 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: I always feel overwhelmed by the weight of reviewing a movie in a franchise … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Terminator: Dark Fate RATING: R (Some of the other TERMINATOR movies were rated PG-13.) LENGTH: 2 hours, 8 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B- IN A NUTSHELL: I’ve been such a fan of … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Paradise Hills RATING: Not rated yet LENGTH: 1 hour, 35 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: D for dumb IN A NUTSHELL: This Sci-fi horror/thriller is Alice Waddington’s directorial debut. The film debuted at this year’s Sundance … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Spider-Man: Far From Home RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 9 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: FOS Unite! (Friends of Spider-Man) Welcome to the post-Avengers Endgame world. After the last two very dramatic Avengers … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: DARK PHOENIX RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 53 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C TIPS FOR PARENTS: Scary car accident scene Lots of fighting and destruction IN A NUTSHELL: Marvel attempts to connect former movies and their … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) (4K Ultra HD) RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 12 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: “Long live the king!” This is a … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Captive State RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour 49 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: D+ IN A NUTSHELL: Global invasion. Rebellion. Alien forces are the new legislators. Twists. Sounds intriguing and exciting, right? Well, not so much. Unfortunately, this … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Alita: Battle Angel RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours 2 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: This Anime action is full of fantastic sci-fi special effects and impressive CGI world building that will make your … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Aquaman RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours 23 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B- IN A NUTSHELL: If you love CGI, you’ll love this movie. About 90% of this movie is CGI. Maybe even more. … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Bumblebee RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 114 minutes (This is the shortest of all the Transformers movies) Movie Review Mom GRADE: B (the perfect score for this movie, right? BEE) IN A NUTSHELL: If you’re a … Continued