Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 133 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve been looking forward to this movie ever since I first knew it was “a thing” many, many months ago. Yep, I’m a … Continued
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
Movie Title: Angry Birds Grade: C+ Rating: PG, 1 hour 35 minutes In a Nutshell: First of all, Angry Birds is a movie that should have come out about 6 years ago, when the Finnish company, Rovio Entertainment, released … Continued
Movie Title: Captain America: Civil War Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 26 minutes In a Nutshell: Congratulations, Marvel. You successfully created another superhero film that includes humor, TONS of amazing action sequences, impressive CGI, thoughtful themes and intelligent questions, … Continued
Movie Title: The Huntsman: Winter’s War Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 3 minutes In a Nutshell: This ain’t no Frozen Film critics are ripping this prequel/sequel to shreds, but I actually enjoyed it. There is some humor, adventure, great CGI, … Continued
Movie Title: Batman vs. Superman Grade: B- Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 31 minutes In a Nutshell: When I saw the first trailer for this superhero movie almost a year ago, I thought it was a … Continued
Movie Title: Gods of Egypt Grade: C Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 7 minutes In a Nutshell: Before my 15 year old son even saw this film, he determined “It’s just a special effects movie.” Indeed. It’s not a bad movie; … Continued
Movie Title: Zoolander No.2 Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes In a Nutshell: Blue steel is back! If you loved the first Zoolander movie, like I did, you’ll generally get a kick out of this sequel. If you … Continued
Movie Title: THE 5th WAVE 5th Wave, The Grade: C Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 52 minutes In a Nutshell: I think this is the 5th wave of teen dystopian movies. Unfortunately, it’s nothing you haven’t seen already with elements from … Continued
Movie Title: In the Heart of the Sea Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 1 minute In a Nutshell: 1820. A giant, vengeful whale. A ship. A determined captain. Man vs. beast. Imagine Entertainment and Director Ron Howard create a … Continued