Helping you choose the best movies for your family
MOVIE TITLE: Rocketman RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 1 minute Movie Review Mom GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: “My name is Elton Hercules John.” This musical biopic is skillfully guided by actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher who also worked on … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Fantastica: A Boonie Bears Adventure RATING: G LENGTH: 83 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B- IN A NUTSHELL: Viva Kids studio brings The Boonie Bears, a colorful children’s movie, to the Big Screen with some beautiful animation, … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Mustang ON DVD June 11, 2019 RATING: R LENGTH: 96 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: We’re told at the beginning of … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Poison Rose RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 33 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C- IN A NUTSHELL: Written by Richard Salvatore and directed by George Gallo, this film noir features an incredibly talented cast: John Travolta, Morgan … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Booksmart RATING: R LENGTH: 105 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: D for disgusting teenagers IN A NUTSHELL: From a mom’s perspective, this coming-of-age movie is trash. Every single GenZ teenager featured in the film lives in the gutter. Other … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Pokemon Detective Pikachu: Special Edition (DVD) RATING: PG (This is the first Pokemon movie to be rated PG.) LENGTH: 1 hour 44 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B TIPS FOR PARENTS: Some profanity by Pikachu and “mild” name … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Breakthrough RATING: PG LENGTH: 90 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: Based on a true story, Breakthrough is an uplifting movie that has been mostly dismissed as another one of those “preachy” Christian films. … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Hustle (2019) RATING: PG-13. The movie was originally rated R, but Rebel Wilson fought for a PG-13 rating, contending that it wasn’t any raunchier than a lot of other PG-13 movies. She won the argument, which proves … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Hotel Mumbai RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 3 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: Based on the chilling true story of the 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel by a group … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Apollo 11 (2019) [Blu-ray] RATING: G LENGTH: 1 hour, 33 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: This is a fascinating documentary that features real footage of the legendary 1969 mission to the moon with … Continued