Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Maze Runner: The Death Cure Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 114 minutes In a Nutshell: This third film provides a fitting finale to a thrilling young adult book and movie franchise. Congrats to my friend, James Dashner, for … 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: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (With Bonus Content) Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 152 minutes (That’s a whopping 2 ½ hours!) In a Nutshell: YES! This is the EPIC movie we were hoping for! I admit it…I almost … Continued
Movie Title: Thor: Ragnarok Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 130 minutes In a Nutshell: Count them…17! Thor: Ragnarok is the 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. New Zealand director Taika Waititi directs this super colorful, funny superhero movie presented … Continued
Movie Title: Blade Runner 2049 Grade: A- Rating: R, 164 minutes In a Nutshell: This is a LONG movie. If you’re a big fan of the 1982 original Blade Runner, you’ll probably love every minute, while admittedly, it’s not … Continued
Movie Title: Flatliners Grade: D+ Rating: PG-13, 108 minutes In a Nutshell: This Flatliners movie remake is dead on arrival. I really liked the original Flatliners movie with 1990 Kevin Bacon, so I was interested to see how this remake … Continued
Movie Title: Geostorm Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes In a Nutshell: Geostorm is a disaster of a movie. I’m embarrassed to admit that I love disaster movies. This predictable end-of-the-world drama follows the cookie-cutter … Continued
Movie Title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 137 minutes In a Nutshell: Written and directed by Luc Besson, this sci-fi adventure takes you on a colorful journey with incredible creativity and imagination. … Continued
Movie Title: Transformers: The Last Knight Grade: C Rating: PG-13 In a Nutshell: Michael Bay says this is his last Transformers movie. Even fans hope that’s true. This Transformers blockbuster franchise seems to have fizzled, disappointing movie-goers with a weak … Continued
Movie Title: The Mummy (2017) Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 120 minutes In a Nutshell: Universal Studio’s Dark Universe presents a sexy, new mummy that hopes to kick-start a new universe of monster movies. It drops a lot of … Continued