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MOVIE TITLE: Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar Available on February 12, 2021 on Video on Demand RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour 47 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: This movie is … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: WONDER WOMAN 1984 Opened Christmas Day 2020 only on HBO MAX and in theaters RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours 31 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C+ IN A NUTSHELL: This superhero movie is directed by … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Where’d You Go Bernadette? ON DVD and STREAMING NOW! RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 49 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B IN A NUTSHELL: I absolutely adore Academy … Continued
Movie Title: Downsizing Grade: C+ Rating: R, 2 hours 15 minutes In a Nutshell: Alexander Payne directs this social satire that introduces some interesting environmental ideas, but ultimately reminds us that a life lived for others has the most meaning. … Continued
Movie Title: Despicable Me 3 Grade: B Rating: PG, 90 minutes In a Nutshell: This is the 3rd installment in the Despicable Me franchise (4th if you count Minions). It’s not as good as the first two, but it’s still silly fun … Continued
Movie Title: Ghostbusters Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 105 minutes In a Nutshell: Some of the funny women of Saturday Night Live, including 4 time guest host of SNL Melissa McCarthy, star in this reboot of the 1984 smash hit. … Continued
Movie: The Martian Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 14 minutes Grade: A In a Nutshell: Why are audiences and critics raving about The Martian? Because it’s fresh, suspenseful, inspiring, scientifically credible, and surprisingly funny. In fact, the Academy … Continued
Movie Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Grade: A- In a Nutshell: We’re all a little bit like Walter Mitty, imagining ourselves doing great things while reality jails us in some dull cubicle to eek out a living. In … Continued