American Animals showcases American stupidity
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
Alpha is a prehistoric story about a boy and his dog
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
Show Dogs will test parents
Show Dogs Grade: D for dumb Rating: PG, 92 minutes In a Nutshell: It’s a children’s movie about dogs that compete in a competition. Young children will be amused, but it’s torture for almost everyone else. Tips for parents: One … Continued
Oceans 8 fills the franchise with sexy estrogen
Movie Title: Ocean’s 8 Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 110 minutes In a Nutshell: Warner Brothers Pictures gives … Continued
The Leisure Seeker movie review
Movie Title: The Leisure Seeker Grade: B Rating: R, 112 minutes In a Nutshell: Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and Golden Globe winner (twice!) Donald Sutherland carry the film and make for a powerful couple dramedy. Tips for parents: * … Continued
Midnight Sun movie review
Movie Title: Midnight Sun Grade: C Rating: PG-13 In a Nutshell: Typical teen romance. It feels like a Steven Green novel … Continued
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Movie Title: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 129 minutes … Continued
Life of the Party
Movie Title: Life Of The Party Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 105 minutes In a Nutshell: Despite its terrible score on Rotten Tomatoes, Melissa McCarthy is fantastic and offers an entertaining comedy that will probably be … Continued
Book Club puts the sex back into sexagenarian
Movie Title: Book Club Grade: B- Rating: PG-13, 104 minutes In a Nutshell: I guess you could say that this movie puts the sex back into the word “sexagenarian”, although the majority of the leading ladies are in their … Continued
Deadpool 2 movie review
Movie Title: Deadpool 2 Grade: B+ Rating: R, 119 minutes In a Nutshell: Marvel is on a roll. The X-Force team assembles under the guidance of the most disrespectful, irreverent superhero ever, Deadpool, played expertly by Ryan Reynolds. As … Continued