Skip the Nut Job
Movie Title: The Nut Job Grade: C- In a Nutshell: Skip it. When stunning animation movies like Frozen are out in the theaters, why would you waste your time or money on this one? It’s … Continued
Blue Jasmine takes Cate Blanchett to the Golden Globes and Oscar
Movie Title: Blue Jasmine PG – 13, 1 hour 38 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: The best part of this Woody Allen film is the stunning Cate Blanchett, who just won a Golden Globe for this role, as … Continued
2014 Award Show Season Begins!
It’s January! So do you know what that means? Here come all of the award shows! The first major entertainment awards show of the year is the 71st Golden Globes. We’ll see if these names continue a winning streak this … Continued
The Book Thief illustrates the power of words
Movie Title: The Book Thief Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: I had to drive past several theaters near my home to find one that carried this film…truly a hidden gem. The sobering, yet inspiring … Continued
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug simmers
Movie Title: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Special Edition Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Fill up your popcorn buckets early folks…this is a long movie. It feels good to be back in Middle Earth. … Continued
Frozen will warm your heart
Movie Title: Frozen Grade: A+ In a Nutshell: Magical. Visually stunning. Old school Disney romance with a modern feel, similar to Tangled. This one is worth buying on DVD for the fam. Somehow this is going to be made into … Continued
Don’t waste your time and money on Anchorman 2
Movie Title: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Grade: D for dumb In a Nutshell: Full of offensive stupidity. I have a pretty good sense of humor and love to laugh, but this movie falls short of the cast’s talent and … Continued
Saving Mr. Banks movie review
Movie Title: Saving Mr. Banks Grade: A- In a Nutshell: This is an absolutely lovely film that wraps a perfect Disney bow around your heart. It’s the untold back-story of how the beloved movie Mary Poppins came to be. Walt … Continued
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will have you renewing your passport
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
Thor gets hammered by movie critics
Movie Title: Thor: The Dark World In a Nutshell: More Thor. More Chris Hemsworth. More muscles and awesome abs. More beautiful Natalie Portman. Thor has to save Earth and the Nine Realms from another evil enemy who looks like … Continued