Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: 47 Ronin Grade: B In a Nutshell: It’s as if this long movie couldn’t decide which one it wanted to be: epic war history or CGI action fantasy. I love Keanu Reeves and wanted this movie to be … Continued
Movie Title: Ride Along PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade: C In a Nutshell: Ride Along should really just be a drive-thru, maybe later, after it’s out on DVD or in the dollar bin at Wal-Mart. One F-bomb short of … Continued
Movie Title: Blue Jasmine PG – 13, 1 hour 38 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: The best part of this Woody Allen film is the stunning Cate Blanchett, who just won a Golden Globe for this role, as … Continued
Movie Title: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Special Edition Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Fill up your popcorn buckets early folks…this is a long movie. It feels good to be back in Middle Earth. … Continued
Movie Title: Frozen Grade: A+ In a Nutshell: Magical. Visually stunning. Old school Disney romance with a modern feel, similar to Tangled. This one is worth buying on DVD for the fam. Somehow this is going to be made into … Continued
Movie Title: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Grade: D for dumb In a Nutshell: Full of offensive stupidity. I have a pretty good sense of humor and love to laugh, but this movie falls short of the cast’s talent and … Continued
Movie Title: Saving Mr. Banks Grade: A- In a Nutshell: This is an absolutely lovely film that wraps a perfect Disney bow around your heart. It’s the untold back-story of how the beloved movie Mary Poppins came to be. Walt … Continued
Movie Title: Thor: The Dark World In a Nutshell: More Thor. More Chris Hemsworth. More muscles and awesome abs. More beautiful Natalie Portman. Thor has to save Earth and the Nine Realms from another evil enemy who looks like … Continued
In a Nutshell: “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”. Swallow Falls has evolved into an island inhabited of living food creatures, triggered by a machine that young scientist Flint Lockwood designed in the first movie. Flint returns to his … Continued
Movie Title: Captain Phillips In a Nutshell: This intense docudrama of the Maersk Alabama hijacking keeps you on the edge of your seat, an especially impressive feat, considering the movie is over two hours long. I kept imagining myself in … Continued