The Misfits movie review 2021

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MOVIE TITLE:   The Misfits    (Not to be confused with the 1961 cowboy film of the same name with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.) This movie premieres on June 11, 2021 in theaters and on VOD on June 15, 2021. … Continued

Assassin’s Creed disappoints

Movie Title:  Assassin’s Creed Grade:  D Rating: PG-13, 116 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve never played this popular video game, but I was excited to see it, because my 4 sons have played it and the movie partly takes place … Continued

Allegiant bores with too much CGI

Movie Title:      The Divergent Series: Allegiant   Grade:   D   Rating:   PG-13, 2 hours 19 minutes   In a Nutshell:    Filled with TONS of CGI and special effects, this third installment in the Divergent franchise stretches out the … Continued

Point Break is a remake on steroids

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Movie Title:     Point Break (2015) Grade:  B- Rating:  PG-13, 1 hour 53 minutes In a Nutshell:   In the words of Keanu Reeves from the original 1991 Point Break hit, “Whoa.”   The stunts in this film are EXTREME.  In an … Continued

Man From U.N.C.L.E. is stylish fun

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Movie:   Man from U.N.C.L.E   PG-13, 1 hour 56 minutes   Grade:  B+   In a Nutshell:    This stylish spy film from Guy Ritchie features eye candy for all tastes, and is based on an old espionage cult TV show … Continued

Everest features stunning cinematography

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Movie  Everest   Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 1 minutes   Grade:   B   In a Nutshell:    This is an impressive movie to watch on IMAX and in 3D.  The cinematography and sound design will surely win some awards.   While the … Continued

Jurassic World is predictable fun

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Movie:    Jurassic World   PG-13,  2 hours 3 minutes Grade:  B+ In a Nutshell:   I was so excited to see the newest installment of the dino franchise!  Of course, we already know what the plot will be: bad dinosaur escapes … Continued

See Divergent before you see Insurgent

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Movie:  Insurgent   PG-13, 1 hour 59 minutes Grade:              B   In a Nutshell:  Veronica Roth’s Young Adult Dystopian sequel picks up right where it left off in the first movie, Divergent.  If you haven’t seen it, watch it before … Continued

Ender’s Game now out on DVD for fun family movie night

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Movie Title:  Ender’s Game PG-13, 1 hour 53 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell:  This sci-fi tween thriller deserved to be made into a film, as the book has been popular with kids since 1985.  Congrats to Orson Scott Card … Continued

Pompeii serves up ash and cheese for disaster lovers

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Movie Title:   Pompeii PG-13, 1 hour 38 minutes Grade:   B In a Nutshell:   This disaster movie is getting terrible reviews, but I still got a kick out of the swords-and-sandal attempt at filling in the details of how things went … Continued