St. Vincent isn’t heavenly, but messy good.
Movie Title: St. Vincent DVD PG-13 Grade: B- In a Nutshell: It never ceases to amaze me at what qualifies for a PG-13 movie these days. The content in this movie is quite mature and inappropriate for children, even … Continued
Interstellar is out of this world
Movie Title: Interstellar PG-13, 2 hours 49 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: This movie will blow your mind. Either that or put you to sleep. Viewers seem to be split in their opinion on this one. The movie … Continued
Alexander’s movie isn’t the greatest, but it’s not terrible, horrible, no good or bad either
Movie Title: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day PG 80 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Based on Judith Viorst’s beloved 1972 child’s book, this slapstick and warmhearted family film is a simple illustration of how … Continued
The Boxtrolls movie is artistically outstanding, but stylistically icky
Movie Title: The BoxTrolls Grade: B In a Nutshell: From the quirky and creepy creators of Coraline and Paranorman, this family flick has a steampunk feel to it and features the voice talents of Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, … Continued
My friend, James Dashner, just had his book The Maze Runner turned into a movie!
Movie Title: Maze Runner PG-13, 1 hour 54 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: I’m so thrilled for my friend, James Dashner, who is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Maze Runner Series (Maze Runner)that this film … Continued
Dolphin Tale 2 continues the sweet, simple and inspiring story for all ages
Movie Title: Dolphin Tale 2 PG, 1 hour 47 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Admit it…the first time you went to Sea World, you wanted to be a marine biologist. I think every kid has that fantasy at … Continued
No Good Deed is predictable, but still suspenseful
Movie Title: No Good Deed PG-13, 1 hour 24 minutes Grade: C In a Nutshell: He’s creepy. She’s stupid. It’s all very predictable, but that didn’t stop the audience I watched the movie with from screaming, cheering and clapping. And … Continued
Labor Day Chick Flick
Movie Title: Labor Day PG-13, 1 hour 50 minutes Grade: C+ In a Nutshell: First off, I was surprised that acclaimed director Jason Reitman didn’t release this film during Labor Day Instead, it quietly opened at the … Continued
Audiences who like sappy dialogue, music, and estrogen will enjoy chick flick “If I Stay”
Movie Title: If I Stay PG-13, 1 hour 46 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: Standard chick-flick material: too cool guy falls head-over-heels in love with a shy, misunderstood girl and says all the right romantic things, risking everything for … Continued
The Giver asks great questions about life and free will
Movie Title: The Giver [HD] PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: If you haven’t read the best-selling young adult novel The Giverby Lois Lowry, you’ll understand the movie well enough, but also won’t know what you’re … Continued