Central Intelligence showcases funny chemistry and potty mouths
Movie Title: Central Intelligence Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 54 minutes In a Nutshell: “Saving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson…” The movie tag line is as racy as a lot of the other … Continued
Now You See Me is mostly smoke and mirrors
Movie Title: Now You See Me 2 Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 115 minutes In a Nutshell: I loved the first movie, but this sequel just felt more like smoke and mirrors. Uplifting theme: “Seeing is believing, … Continued
Great fathers in movies
Happy Father’s Day! I found a great article about fathers in movies I wanted to share in honor of Father’s Day today! Dads are sometimes manhandled in movies — depicted as absent, neglectful, or comically inept. They can be relegated … Continued
Finding Dory has the “Awwww” factor
Movie Title: Finding Dory Grade: A Rating: PG, 100 minutes In a Nutshell: The feels! The first line of the movie that you hear comes out of the sweet little mouth of Dory when she was a … Continued
Eddie the Eagle jumps to DVD
AVAILABLE ON DVD June 14 Movie Title: Eddie The Eagle … Continued
Warcraft movie is job security for my son
Movie Title: Warcraft Grade: B- (I can’t bring myself to give it a C) Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes In a Nutshell: Big Disclaimer….my son is actually one of the computer animation artists for Blizzard (I know, super cool, … Continued
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows better than the last one
Movie Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Grade: C Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 37 minutes In a Nutshell: Cowabunga! Well, it’s not as bad as the last one! That’s not exactly a favorable endorsement, … Continued
Me Before You is predictable, but will still make you cry
Movie Title: Me Before You Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 50 minutes In a Nutshell: Adapted by Jojo Moyes from her popular 2012 novel of the same name, this predictable RomCom (romantic comedy) will still make you cry. … Continued
Mother’s Day movie filled with cliches and estrogen
Movie Title: Mother’s Day Grade: C Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 58 minutes In a Nutshell: Full of sappy clichés, but if you have estrogen, you might still cry. The movie showcases all kinds of mothers. Mother’s Day can … Continued
Alice Through the Looking Glass shares insights about time and family
Movie Title: Alice Through the Looking Glass Grade: B- Rating: PG, 1 hour 48 minutes In a Nutshell: A lot of movie critics hated this movie, but I actually enjoyed the colorful ride. It veers from the source material by … Continued