Mortal Engines movie review

MOVIE TITLE:  MORTAL ENGINES   RATING:  PG-13   LENGTH: 111 minutes   Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B-   TIPS FOR PARENTS: Lots of violence and destruction. A woman blows off a man’s head, among other brutal deaths.  Some blood.  High … Continued

Goosebumps 2 movie review

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Movie Title:   Goosebumps 2              You can click here to purchase: Goosebumps 2 [With Bonus Content]  Grade:   B  Rating:  PG, 100 minutes     In a Nutshell:   Slappy Halloween!   This movie is a fun … Continued

Deadpool 2 movie review

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Movie Title:       Deadpool 2 Grade:   B+ Rating: R, 119 minutes In a Nutshell:   Marvel is on a roll.  The X-Force team assembles under the guidance of the most disrespectful, irreverent superhero ever, Deadpool, played expertly by Ryan Reynolds. As … Continued

The Zookeeper’s Wife is a sobering true story of WWII drama and heart

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  Movie Title:  The Zookeeper’s Wife Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, although I would give this movie an R rating due to its grim nature and two glimpses of a topless woman.   126 minutes long In a Nutshell:  This sobering film … Continued

Life straddles science fiction and horror genres

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Movie Title:  Life Grade:  B+ Rating: R, 103 minutes In a Nutshell: This is an extremely suspenseful and entertaining film that tries to straddle both the science fiction and horror genres.     It presents an interesting “what if” scenario … Continued

Strange Magic is a bit strange

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Movie:  Strange Magic   PG , 1 hour 39 minutes Grade:  B-   In a Nutshell:   This fanciful animation features music from the past six decades in a whimsical search for true love inspired by Shakespeare’s William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer … Continued

Does the new version of the 47 Ronin add or detract from the legend?

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Movie Title:  47 Ronin Grade: B In a Nutshell:  It’s as if this long movie couldn’t decide which one it wanted to be: epic war history or CGI action fantasy.  I love Keanu Reeves and wanted this movie to be … Continued

Skip the Nut Job

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  Movie Title:  The Nut Job       Grade: C-     In a Nutshell:  Skip it.  When stunning animation movies like Frozen are out in the theaters, why would you waste your time or money on this one?  It’s … Continued

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 Satisfies Your Craving

In a Nutshell:  “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”.  Swallow Falls has evolved into an island inhabited of living food creatures, triggered by a machine that young scientist Flint Lockwood designed in the first movie.  Flint returns to his … Continued