Helping you choose the best movies for your family
Movie Title: Jackie Grade: B- Rating: R, 95 minutes In a Nutshell: This interesting look into the life of Jackie Kennedy features a stunning Natalie Portman, who deserves the Golden Globe nomination she received for Best Performance by an Actress … Continued
Movie Title: Manchester By The Sea Grade: B Rating: R, 135 minutes In a Nutshell: Casey Affleck delivers a powerful performance, mastering the art of subtlety. He recently won “Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama” … Continued
Movie Title: The Book of Love Grade: C Rating: PG-13, 107 minutes In a Nutshell: Written and directed by Bill Purple, this profanity-laced story is about death, love, insanity, and healing. Uplifting theme “Try something new. Be bold.” – Penny … Continued
Movie Title: Patriot’s Day Grade: B+ Rating: R, 130 minutes In a Nutshell: I love Boston. I’ve been there several times and would eagerly go there again tomorrow. It’s a modern city dripping in history. This powerful film offers … Continued
Movie Title: Queen Of Katwe Grade: A Rating: PG, 124 minutes In a Nutshell: Walt Disney presents a fascinating, feel-good, underdog story about a smart girl who grows up in extreme poverty in Uganda. It’s fascinating to watch this … Continued
Movie Title: MOONLIGHT Grade: B Rating: R, 110 minutes In a Nutshell: This intimate coming-of-age film slipped right past most movie-goers, since it didn’t play in a lot of theaters and hardly anyone saw a trailer for it; however, the … Continued
Movie Title: The Great Wall Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 104 minutes In a Nutshell: China! I went on a little speaking tour in China last summer and fell in love with the country, so it was fun to see bits … Continued
Movie Title: Why Him? Grade: D Rating: R, 111 minutes In a Nutshell: This film definitely earns its R rating for every reason. If you use a language or content filter when you watch this movie on DVD, it will … Continued
Movie Title: Collateral Beauty Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 94 minutes In a Nutshell: I really love two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith and I was so excited to see this film after the trailer practically had me in tears. SPOILER: The … Continued
