Crawl movie review

posted in: Action, Drama, Horror, Teen | 1

MOVIE TITLE:  Crawl  RATING:  R  LENGTH:   1 hour, 27 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B   IN A NUTSHELL: Gators and gore.  Ironically, I watched this movie while a hurricane started brewing in the United States on the southern coast.  … Continued

Spider-Man Far From Home movie review

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

Wildlife movie review

posted in: Drama, Teen | 1

MOVIE TITLE:  Wildlife     RATING:  PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 45 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B+   IN A NUTSHELL: Wildlife is a coming-of-age film that is loosely based on the novel by Richard Ford, although it was made without … Continued

The Sun Is Also A Star movie review

posted in: Drama, Romance, Teen | 0

MOVIE TITLE:  Sun is Also a Star, The (DVD)  RATING:  PG-13  LENGTH:  1 hour, 40 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B-   IN A NUTSHELL:  Based on the book by New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon, this fate-filled, star-crossed … Continued

Booksmarts movie review

posted in: Comedy, Drama, Teen | 1

MOVIE TITLE:  Booksmart   RATING:  R  LENGTH:  105 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE: D  for disgusting teenagers IN A NUTSHELL: From a mom’s perspective, this coming-of-age movie is trash.  Every single GenZ teenager featured in the film lives in the gutter.  Other … Continued

Pokemon Detective Pikachu movie review

MOVIE TITLE:  Pokemon Detective Pikachu: Special Edition (DVD)  RATING:  PG  (This is the first Pokemon movie to be rated PG.)  LENGTH:  1 hour 44 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B TIPS FOR PARENTS: Some profanity by Pikachu and “mild” name … Continued

Breakthrough movie review

posted in: Children, Drama, Religious, Teen, True story | 1

MOVIE TITLE:  Breakthrough  RATING:  PG  LENGTH:  90 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B+   IN A NUTSHELL:  Based on a true story, Breakthrough is an uplifting movie that has been mostly dismissed as another one of those “preachy” Christian films.  … Continued

After movie review

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MOVIE TITLE:  After  RATING: PG-13  LENGTH: 1 hour, 46 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  C   IN A NUTSHELL:  This movie was originally a fan fiction posted on Wattpad based on members of the hugely popular boy band One Direction.  … Continued

Shazam movie review

MOVIE TITLE:   SHAZAM  RATING: PG-13  LENGTH: 2 hours, 12 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE: B     IN A NUTSHELL:  Are you getting superhero fatigue?   I hear you.  I don’t read comic books and it can be confusing trying to … Continued

Five Feet Apart movie review

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MOVIE TITLE:  Five Feet Apart  RATING: PG-13  LENGTH:  2 hours  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B-   IN A NUTSHELL:    She has Cystic Fibrosis.  So does he.  That’s why they have to stay six feet apart.  What if they’re Five Feet … Continued