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MOVIE TITLE: Knives Out RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 10 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: Directed by Rian Johnson, this funny “whodunnit” has the same vibe as the 1985 film Clue with an old-fashioned mystery … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour 48 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: Directed by Marielle Heller, this dramatic and touching film is inspired by the life of … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Frozen 2 RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour 43 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ (I loved the first movie, so it saddens me to give the sequel only a B+. I watched the movie twice and still settled … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Ford v Ferrari RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours 32 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: Directed by James Mangold, this underdog racing story gets your heart racing even though your head tells … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Good Liar RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 49 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: First of all, award-winning actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen are national treasures. It is such a treat to … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Midway RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 18 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: Directed by Roland Emmerich and timed perfectly for Veterans Day in America, this military drama presents an energetic … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Motherless Brooklyn RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 24 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: This crime drama set in the 1950’s offers mystery, excellent performances, and New York City, the perfect formula … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The AERONAUTS RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 40 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: How can you go wrong with Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones? I absolutely loved them together in The Theory of … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Harriet RATING: PG-13 (This is a “softer” version of slave history than Hollywood has pumped out in recent years.) LENGTH: 2 hours, 5 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: There has been a … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Black and Blue RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 38 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: Written by Peter A. Dowling and directed by Deon Taylor, this cat and mouse thriller addresses loyalties between being … Continued