Star Wars: The Last Jedi thrills fans and entertains everyone else

   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

Thor hammers into our hearts with entertaining humor and action

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

Blade Runner 2049 enriches the original with stunning cinematography

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

Flatliners is dead on arrival

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

Geostorm is a disaster movie in every way

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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

Valerian is a sugar rush

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

Transformers 5 chooses special effects over substance

  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

The Mummy unwraps a sexy monster to introduce a new Universal Studio Dark Universe

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

Wonder Woman is wonderful

Movie Title:  Wonder Woman Grade:  A- Rating: PG-13, 141 minutes In a Nutshell: I used to watch Wonder Woman on TV back when I was a little girl.  I loved it.  I thought she was beautiful, kind, and strong.  As … Continued

Alien Covenant answers a lot of questions

Movie Title:   Alien: Covenant Grade:  B Rating:  R, 120 minutes In a Nutshell:  This is a sequel to the movie Prometheus, and a prequel to the original blockbuster movie Alien.   Directed by the brilliant Ridley Scott, this new addition to … Continued