Helping you choose the best movies for your family
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
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
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
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
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
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
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