Civil War movie review

posted in: Action, Drama, Mystery, War | 1

MOVIE TITLE:             Civil War This unsettling drama looks at a potential future America, now playing in theaters. RATING:   R LENGTH: 1 hour 49 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE:   A IN A NUTSHELL: There have been rumblings of a civil war … Continued

Love and Monsters movie review by Movie Review Mom

posted in: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Teen | 3

MOVIE TITLE:    Love And Monsters  RATING:  PG-13 LENGTH:      1 hour, 49 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE:   A IN A NUTSHELL: Directed by Michael Matthews, this fun comedy Paramount Pictures is a non-stop adventure that is actually playing in … Continued

The Darkest Minds movie review

posted in: Action, Children, Drama, Fantasy, Teen | 0

Movie Title:  The Darkest Minds   Grade:   C+   Rating: PG-13, 105 minutes   In a Nutshell:   Yep, another teenage dystopian adaptation of a book into a movie. This time, there is an X-Men type of twist and the fighting spirit … Continued

Maze Runner: The Death Cure ends the YA dystopian trilogy

Movie Title:    Maze Runner: The Death Cure Grade:   B+ Rating: PG-13, 114 minutes In a Nutshell:   This third film provides a fitting finale to a thrilling young adult book and movie franchise.  Congrats to my friend, James Dashner, for … Continued

See Divergent before you see Insurgent

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Movie:  Insurgent   PG-13, 1 hour 59 minutes Grade:              B   In a Nutshell:  Veronica Roth’s Young Adult Dystopian sequel picks up right where it left off in the first movie, Divergent.  If you haven’t seen it, watch it before … Continued

The Giver asks great questions about life and free will

Movie Title:   The Giver [HD] PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade:  B In a Nutshell:  If you haven’t read the best-selling young adult novel The Giverby Lois Lowry, you’ll understand the movie well enough, but also won’t know what you’re … Continued

X-Men Days of Future Past gets thumbs up from fans

posted in: Action, Science Fiction, Superhero | 0

  Movie Title:  X-Men: Days of Future Past   PG-13, 2 hours 11 minutes    Grade:  B+     In a Nutshell:  Some are saying this new edition of the beloved X-Menfranchise is the best one yet.   Some of the … Continued