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MOVIE TITLE: The Optimist This touching film releases in theaters on March 11, 2026 RATING: PG-13 (thematic elements, language, emotional intensity) LENGTH: 1 hour 42 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A FEATURED product related to this film: If you want … Continued
RATING:PG-13 LENGTH:1 hour 35 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE:A- SPONSOR of Today’s movie review:Your local library…where stories like this one begin. IN A NUTSHELL: Congratulations to Scarlett Johansson for her feature film directorial debut! Already, she has been nominated and … Continued
This dramatic film about post-WWII is now playing in select theaters and on Fandango at Home. RATING: R LENGTH: 3 hours 34 minutes (This is the 5th longest movie nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture) Movie Review Mom … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Unbroken This new documentary is now playing in theaters in LA and NYC. It will be available on VOD on February 21, 2025. This is different from the 2014 feature film also called Unbroken, which is another true … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: A Real Pain This dramedy is now playing in theaters and on Fandango at Home. RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour 30 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A SPONSOR of Today’s movie review: My twin sister and I wrote … Continued
The title is perfect and refers to physical possessions, memories, and family relationships. Lovely.
MOVIE TITLE: Irena’s Vow This powerful Holocaust survival movie releases in theaters on April 15, 2024. RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours 1 minute MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: From Where They Stood This sobering documentary has a theatrical premiere in the USA on July 15 beginning at the Film Forum in New York City RATING: R (nudity & dead bodies) LENGTH: 1 hour 55 minutes … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Misha and the Wolves This Netflix original documentary airs on August 11, 2021. RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour 30 minutes IN A NUTSHELL: A woman’s dramatic memoir of surviving the Holocaust takes the world by … Continued
Movie Title: Operation Finale NOW ON DVD! Grade: B Rating: PG-13 In a Nutshell: As darkness falls on the movie theater screen, we are told, “At the end of WWII, Hitler, … Continued