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MOVIE TITLE: GIRL In select theaters November 20, 2020 RATING: R LENGTH: 92 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: This dramatic film is an official selection of Fantastic Fest 2020 presented by … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Horizon Line RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 32 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: D for pretty Dumb IN A NUTSHELL: From the creators of 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Shallows, this survival thriller was directed by Mikael … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Crutch RATING: R for language LENGTH: 1 hour, 37 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: For most of my life, I’ve been a dancer. As a little girl, I took lessons in jazz, tap, and … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Santa Box In theaters November 6, 2020 RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour, 41 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: Excel Entertainment and Covenant Communications present a lovely Christmas film that shares a sugary-sweet story … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Rebecca Available now on Netflix RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 1 minute Movie Review Mom GRADE: C IN A NUTSHELL: This movie had me at Lily James. I just adore her. I fell in love with … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Empty Man RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 17 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C- IN A NUTSHELL: You’d never know this was a Disney movie…sort of. Twentieth Century Fox has its label on it before the … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: The Kid Detective In theaters October 16, 2020 and video-on-demand soon after RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 37 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: This quirky dramedy blends dark humor, mystery, sadness, intrigue, and … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: KAJILLIONAIRE Now available on video-on-demand and DVD RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 44 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C IN A NUTSHELL: Directed by Miranda July, this quirky and sad film is being called a … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: THE LAST SHIFT RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 30 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C+ IN A NUTSHELL: Not to be confused with the movie Last Shift, which is a horror flick, this dramedy … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Enola Holmes Now streaming on NETFLIX! RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 3 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: This charming coming-of-age adventure movie is family-friendly entertainment that … Continued