Norm of the North is a snore fest

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Movie Title:      Norm of the North Grade:           D Rating:   PG, 1 hour 26 minutes In a Nutshell:    This animation from Lionsgate is another tired environmental lecture about how animals are superior and humans are evil. This is NOT one … Continued

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a strange mash-up

Movie Title:      Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Grade:   B- Rating:   PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes In a Nutshell:    Why?  I guess writer and director Burr Steers thought “why not?” Who exactly is the target market for this film: fans … Continued

The Boy could have really thrilled

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Movie Title:     The Boy Grade:  C Rating:   PG-13, 1 hour 37 minutes In a Nutshell:    Creepy.  Directed by William Brent Bell, this suspense horror could have gone in a much more interesting direction. Oh well. Uplifting theme:   Ummm…..don’t be a nanny … Continued

Ride Along 2 is a lazy sequel

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Movie Title:     Ride Along 2 Grade:  D for Dumb Rating:  PG-13, 1 hour 42 minutes In a Nutshell:    If you liked the first one, you’ll laugh again.  If you thought the first Ride Along was lame and annoying, then … Continued

Woodlawn blends football with faith

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Are you ready for some football?   The Superbowl is coming up soon, so I thought I’d review a football movie you may have missed when it hit theaters a few months ago. Movie Title:     Woodlawn Grade:  A- Rating: … Continued

Suffragette movie honors women who sacrificed so much for our voting rights

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Movie Title:    Suffragette Grade:  B+ Rating:  PG-13, 1 hour 46 minutes In a Nutshell:    I teach a Politics class at a local college, so I was especially excited to see how Focus Features would handle this period piece in film. … Continued

Concussion earns Will Smith a Golden Globe nod

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Movie Title:    Concussion Grade:  A- Rating:  PG-13 In a Nutshell:    Will Smith rightly deserves the Golden Globe nomination he earned from his role in this “David vs. Goliath” story.  His Nigerian accent is great and his depth of emotion superb. … Continued

Daddy’s Home is dumb and delightful

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Movie Title:    Daddy’s Home Grade:  B Rating:  PG-13, 1 hour 36 minutes In a Nutshell:     Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg definitely have chemistry together.  You can see jokes coming a mile away, but they’re still pretty funny.  Critics are … Continued

Point Break is a remake on steroids

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Movie Title:     Point Break (2015) Grade:  B- Rating:  PG-13, 1 hour 53 minutes In a Nutshell:   In the words of Keanu Reeves from the original 1991 Point Break hit, “Whoa.”   The stunts in this film are EXTREME.  In an … Continued