Keeping Up with the Joneses offers suburban spy comedy that’s only sometimes funny
Movie Title: Keeping Up with the Joneses Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 101 minutes In a Nutshell: Jon Hamm (Mad Men: Season 1) and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) are gorgeous. So, there’s THAT. This suburban spy flick … Continued
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is simply…Fantastic
Movie Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 132 minutes In a Nutshell: The beasts are truly fantastic. J.K. Rowling’s imagination is limitless. She personally wrote this script, and David Yates, … Continued
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life elicits applause from kids and groans from parents
Movie Title: Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life Grade: C+ Rating: PG, 92 minutes In a Nutshell: Based on the best-selling novel by James Patterson, these middle school kids “shred” all the rules and try to “stick it … Continued
Arrival will tickle your brain and warm your heart
Movie Title: Arrival Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 116 minutes In a Nutshell: Earning 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this intelligent sci-fi thriller features an outstanding performance from Amy Adams that already has garnered Oscar buzz. This fascinating film will tickle … Continued
Hell or High Water presents a great character study
Movie Title: Hell or High Water Grade: B+ Rating: R, 102 minutes In a Nutshell: Director David Mackenzie present us with rich characters to study in this modern Western flick. Uplifting theme: “I’ve never met nobody who got away with anything, … Continued
Hacksaw Ridge spills blood and faith in big amounts
Movie Title: Hacksaw Ridge Grade: A Rating: R, 139 minutes In a Nutshell: This is NOT your typical Christian movie. Directed by Mel Gibson, this graphic, true story inspires faith and courage amidst a background of the … Continued
Trolls is sugary sweet, colorful fun for all ages
Movie Title: Trolls Grade: A Rating: PG, 100 minutes In a Nutshell: This sugary sweet DreamWorks movie is like watching a bag of colorful Skittles sing and dance and hug for an hour and a half. What’s not to like? … Continued
Doctor Strange works magic at the box office
Movie Title: Doctor Strange Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 130 minutes In a Nutshell: Cheers to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for introducing another interesting superhero to the Big Screen. I had never read the comic books, so I was curious to … Continued
The Christmas Project warms the heart and inspires the mind
Movie Title: The Christmas Project Grade: A- Rating: G, 1 hour 28 minutes In a Nutshell: Think “The Wonder Years” meets “The Christmas Story.” This sweet, family-friendly Christmas movie is a heartwarming reminder about showing love and forgiveness during the … Continued
I’m Not Ashamed Reveals Faithful Student’s True Story at Columbine High
Movie Title: I’m Not Ashamed Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 112 minutes In a Nutshell: This is a Christian retelling of the fateful, famous shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. Twelve students and one teacher were mercilessly murdered that … Continued