Wildling was wildly mediocre

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Movie Title:     Wildling   Grade:  C   Rating: R,         92 minutes   In a Nutshell:  A monster coming-of-age story, this creature feature movie feels like a 1980’s horror flick.   It’s actually a new indie film by director … Continued

Rampage pushes the PG-13 line

Movie Title:   Rampage Grade:   B Rating: PG-13,  1 hour 47 minutes In a Nutshell:   My 4 sons used to play the 1997 Midway Rampage video game, so I was curious to see how well director Brad Peyton would adapt the … Continued

The Mummy unwraps a sexy monster to introduce a new Universal Studio Dark Universe

Movie Title:  The Mummy (2017)   Grade:  B   Rating:  PG-13, 120 minutes   In a Nutshell: Universal Studio’s Dark Universe presents a sexy, new mummy that hopes to kick-start a new universe of monster movies. It drops a lot of … Continued

Kong Skull Island showcases a new scary Kong and other imaginative monsters

Movie Title:   Kong: Skull Island Grade:  B Rating:   PG-13, 118 minutes In a Nutshell:  This is an entertaining re-imagining of the King Kong story and takes place where John Goodman’s character describes as “The place where myth and science meet.” … Continued

Goosebumps is ghoulish fun

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Movie:    Goosebumps   Rating:    PG, 1 hour 43 minutes   Grade:   A   In a Nutshell:   If you grew up reading R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books or were a parent who read them to your kids like I did, you’re going … Continued

The Wolverine shows summer movie-goers what a fun superhero movie should look like

Don’t you just love Hugh Jackman?  He’s like an action figure that can sing and dance.   The Wolverine is a journey into one of X-Men’s most conflicted and developed characters on screen.  If you love Wolverine, you’re going to love … Continued