Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 9 minutes In a Nutshell: Zombies? I didn’t know this movie had zombies! The trailers did a great job of not revealing the story line … Continued
Movie: THE VISIT Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 34 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: I generally don’t like scary movies, but I’ve been rooting for M. Night Shyamalan to return to his film-making greatness of former years. … Continued
Movie: Four Blood Moons Rating: PG 2 hours 30 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: This documentary was a one-day theatrical release in a limited number of cities back in March 2015. Now it is available … Continued
Movie: Paper Towns PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes Grade: C for Couldn’t stand the self-absorbed teenage angst OR D for Don’t waste your time or money on this In a Nutshell: Critics love … Continued
Movie: Self/less PG-13, 1 hour 57 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: The talented Ben Kingsley plays a dying real estate tycoon who buys a younger body, that of Ryan Reynolds. Nice choice. Critics have been pretty negative about … Continued
Movie: Love & Mercy Rating: PG-13, 2 hours Grade: B In a Nutshell: Growing up in California, I was required to be a Beach Boys fan. It was a social law I gladly obeyed. My dad even … Continued
Movie: Jenny’s Wedding PG-13, 1 hour 35 minutes Grade: C In a Nutshell: Timed perfectly for the recent Supreme Court decision that makes same sex marriage legal in the United States, this movie features the lovely Katherine … Continued
Movie: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation PG-13, 2 hours, 12 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: I can neither approve, nor deny this movie review without approval from the Secretary… Tom Cruise reminds us again that he … Continued
Movie: Little Boy [HD] PG-13, 1 hour 26 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Mocked by many film critics, Little Boy [HD] is an inspiring story set during World War II about faith. Christians will be touched, … Continued
Movie: Pixels PG-13, 1 hour 46 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: This is a world where Kevin James is President of the United States. Need I say more? I have real mixed feelings about this new … Continued