Helping you choose the best movies for your family
MOVIE TITLE: The Magic Flute This modern-day twist on the famous opera premiered at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland and is now available to stream on many platforms. You can watch it for free on Roku’s free PlutoTV … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Santa Box In theaters November 6, 2020 RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour, 41 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: Excel Entertainment and Covenant Communications present a lovely Christmas film that shares a sugary-sweet story … Continued
Movie Title: Love, Simon Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 109 minutes In a Nutshell: Nick Robinson stars as Simon Spier in this coming-of-age dramedy that shows how difficult it is for a teenager to “come out” and reveal who he … Continued
Movie Title: Suburbicon Grade: D Rating: R In a Nutshell: Nope. Hated it. The film tries to be a drama, dark comedy, murder thriller, and social commentary all at the same time, but it’s a messy downer. I felt … Continued
Movie Title: Before I Fall Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 99 minutes In a Nutshell: Teenage girls. Squee! (I’m so glad I have 4 sons. Translation = no exhausting drama.) This is sort of a teenage girl version of Groundhog Day (one … Continued
Movie Title: MOONLIGHT Grade: B Rating: R, 110 minutes In a Nutshell: This intimate coming-of-age film slipped right past most movie-goers, since it didn’t play in a lot of theaters and hardly anyone saw a trailer for it; however, the … Continued