Top Gun: Maverick movie review

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MOVIE TITLE:     Top Gun: Maverick This thrilling sequel is currently available in theaters, crushing it at the box office at #1. RATING:    PG-13 LENGTH:      2 hours 11 minutes IN A NUTSHELL: Wow.  Just wow!  Producers Jerry … Continued

The Last Full Measure movie review

posted in: Action, Drama, True story, War | 1

MOVIE TITLE:  The Last Full Measure RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 56 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE:   A-   IN A NUTSHELL: My husband actually memorized the Gettysburg Address to impress me when we were dating.  Clearly, it worked.  The … Continued

Geostorm is a disaster movie in every way

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Movie Title:  Geostorm   Grade:  C+   Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes   In a Nutshell:  Geostorm is a disaster of a movie.  I’m embarrassed to admit that I love disaster movies.  This predictable end-of-the-world drama follows the cookie-cutter … Continued

Planes: Fire and Rescue doesn’t reach movie altitude

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Movie Title:  Planes: Fire & Rescue PG, 1 hour 24 minutes Grade:  C+ In a Nutshell:  You know when you make a Xerox copy of another actual Xerox copy and the quality gets worse each time?  That’s kind of this … Continued

Gravity takes off at the box office

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Movie Title: Gravity     In a Nutshell: Wow. How did they film that? Gorgeous. Simply stunning. A feast for the eyes. Things I liked: I loved it when Sandra Bullock (SPOILER ALERT) finally gets back into the capsule, strips … Continued