Marcel the Shell with Shoes On movie review
MOVIE TITLE: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour 29 minutes MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: After the success of a short film about … Continued
Finding Dory has the “Awwww” factor
Movie Title: Finding Dory Grade: A Rating: PG, 100 minutes In a Nutshell: The feels! The first line of the movie that you hear comes out of the sweet little mouth of Dory when she was a … Continued
Angry Birds movie has surprisingly good animation
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
Zootopia is great fun for all ages
Movie Title: Zootopia Grade: A Rating: PG-1 hour 48 minutes In a Nutshell: This smart, colorful animation has a touch of Disney magic with new, adorable characters that are sure to make this family-friendly comedy a classic. Zootopia is to … Continued
Norm of the North is a snore fest
Movie Title: Norm of the North Grade: D Rating: PG, 1 hour 26 minutes In a Nutshell: This animation from Lionsgate is another tired environmental lecture about how animals are superior and humans are evil. This is NOT one … Continued
The Good Dinosaur is good, not great
Movie: The Good Dinosaur Rating: PG Grade: B In a Nutshell: This is Pixar’s second release this year after the huge hit “Inside Out”. It’s not their best film, but it’s still very sweet. Don’t get me … Continued
Hotel Transylvania 2 preaches tolerance
Movie: Hotel Transylvania 2 Rating: PG, 1 hour 29 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Colorful and silly, this family animation written by Adam Sandler takes a social stand on mixed marriages and tolerance. Voice talents include … Continued
Minions get their own fun flick
Movie: Minions Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Adorable. Silly. Colorful. Like eating pure sugar. Imaginative prequel to the beloved Despicable Me movie franchise. The plot isn’t deep, but their crazy antics will still make you smile. Warning: It may … Continued
Penguins of Madagascar is cute and cuddly enough to make you laugh out loud at least once
Movie Title: Penguins of Madagascar PG, 1 hour 32 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: The zany, spy penguins from the Madagascar franchise finally got their own feature film, full of high-jinks and frivolity. No matter what age … 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