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MOVIE TITLE: Resistance RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: Set in World War II, this is the true story of famous pantomime performer Marcel Marceau during the French Resistance and how … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Vivarium RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 37 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: The movie starts with a nesting bird feeding its newborn babies. That sounds simple enough, yet the young couple in the … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: TROLLS WORLD TOUR RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour, 30 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: This is Dreamworks Animation’s first film of the 2020s. There’s actually more singing than talking in this colorful sequel of … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: MY SPY RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour 39 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: A massive, burly spy and a precocious, adorable 4th grader. Sounds like a comedic match we have seen many times … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Escape from Pretoria RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour 46 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: I’ve always been fascinated by prison stories, especially if they’re true ones. This thriller takes us to South … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: BLOODSHOT RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 49 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C+ IN A NUTSHELL: Columbia Pictures offers a science-fiction drama based on the popular Valiant comic book Bloodshot (2019) Book 1. I wasn’t familiar with … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Way Back RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 48 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B- IN A NUTSHELL: Warner Brothers presents a compelling story of overcoming one’s worst self on the road to redemption. It’s painful to … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Invisible Man RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 4 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: Universal Studios is attempting to reboot their Monster Universe with this movie. Based on positive audience and critic reviews, … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Emma RATING: PG LENGTH: 2 hours, 4 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: Fans of period pieces by Jane Austin and Downton Abbey will enjoy this extremely stylish remake that takes place in 1800’s … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour, 39 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: Super fun. Super sonic. The popular, blue hedgehog is back! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is a live-action comedy adventure based … Continued