Helping you choose the best movies for your family
MOVIE TITLE: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms RATING: PG LENGTH: 99 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C+ TIPS FOR PARENTS: Young children may be confused by the plot. This is yet another Disney princess movie … Continued
Movie Title: Halloween (2018) Grade: B Rating: R, 109 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve never liked scary movies, especially slasher horror flicks. The good news is that you can watch the original Halloween by John Carpenter and then watch … Continued
Movie Title: Eighth Grade NOW ON DVD and Streaming You can purchase a copy of Eighth Grade here! Grade: A- Rating: R, 94 minutes In a … Continued
Movie Title: Leave No Trace NOW ON DVD and Streaming! Grade: B+ Rating: PG, 109 minutes In a Nutshell: This is a movie that most people missed at the Box Office. … Continued
Movie Title: Searching Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 101 minutes In a Nutshell: This is every parent’s nightmare. I remember when my two sons were very little and they ran off in different directions in a grocery store. The panic … Continued
Movie Title: The Darkest Minds Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 105 minutes In a Nutshell: Yep, another teenage dystopian adaptation of a book into a movie. This time, there is an X-Men type of twist and the fighting spirit … Continued
Movie Title:American Animals Grade: B+ Rating: R, 120 minutes In a Nutshell: The movie starts out with text on the screen that quotes Charles Darwin in The Origin of Species that says, “We must suppose that American animals slowly migrated … Continued
Movie Title: Alpha Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 97 minutes In a Nutshell: I read somewhere that people who talk to their dogs are more intelligent than those who don’t. If you have a dog, do you talk to him/her? Of … Continued
Movie Title: Midnight Sun Grade: C Rating: PG-13 In a Nutshell: Typical teen romance. It feels like a Steven Green novel … Continued
