Books by Trina Boice
I love watching movies and writing about movies, but I thought you might like to see some of my more recent published books! My next one hits stores next month! Amazon.com Widgets
The new Cinderella is quite charming
Movie: Cinderella Rating: PG Length: 1 hour 45 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: In an era of movie remakes, this version of Cinderella by Director Kenneth Branagh is very simple, elegant, pure, and even old-fashioned, staying … Continued
The DUFF makes you glad you’re not a teen anymore
Movie: The DUFF PG-13, 1 hour 41 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Teenagers have always lived in the world of bullying and underdog struggles for greatness, but this movie takes a modern tech, funny look at … Continued
SpongeBob brings nautical nonsense to the big screen
Movie: The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water PG, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: If you love SpongeBob SquarePants, then you’ll get a kick out of this colorful movie adventure by United Plankton … Continued
The Last Five Years stage musical comes to the big screen
Movie: The Last Five Years PG-13, 1 hour, 34 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Mix these 3 things together for a tasty film: passion, pain, Anna Kendrick. Based on the popular off-Broadway stage musical (by Jason Robert … Continued
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Pick a date you would like to post a review for my newest book and I’ll send my readers to YOUR blog! I’m super excited about this fun relationship book I wrote with my son. It uses baseball terminology to … Continued
Black or White addresses racism on both sides
Movie: Black or White PG-13, 2 hours 1 minute Grade: B In a Nutshell: Inspired by true events, Academy Award winner Kevin Costner produced this heartbreaking and heart warming film that attempts to cross black and white … Continued
McFarland USA will warm your heart and inspire your feet
Movie: McFarland, USA PG, 2 hours 9 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: While this underdog story isn’t unique, the newest Disney film has a lot of heart and shows how to do the proven formula for … Continued
Project Almanac features “found footage” of time travel
Movie: Project Almanac PG-13, 2 hours Grade: C In a Nutshell: The movie uses “found footage” as its film style, which can be slightly annoying. The camera work is so shaky that it’s more irritating than clever. Its … Continued
Jupiter Ascending is visually impressive with a messy script
Movie: Jupiter Ascending PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- for visually amazing C- for story and dialogue In a Nutshell: Wow. Talk about sensory overload. The special effects are amaze balls. I went with some friends to … Continued