Book Club puts the sex back into sexagenarian

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Movie Title:       Book Club Grade:  B- Rating: PG-13, 104 minutes In a Nutshell:  I guess you could say that this movie puts the sex back into the word “sexagenarian”, although the majority of the leading ladies are in their … Continued

Deadpool 2 movie review

posted in: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Superhero, Teen | 2

Movie Title:       Deadpool 2 Grade:   B+ Rating: R, 119 minutes In a Nutshell:   Marvel is on a roll.  The X-Force team assembles under the guidance of the most disrespectful, irreverent superhero ever, Deadpool, played expertly by Ryan Reynolds. As … Continued

Overboard remake adds some new elements to the 1987 original

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Movie Title:     Overboard Grade:   B Rating: PG-13, 110 minutes In a Nutshell:   It has been many years since I saw the original Gary Marshall movie  Overboard starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, but I remember thinking it was a charming Rom-com.   The … Continued

Breaking In is timed perfectly for Mother’s Day

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Movie Title:     Breaking In Grade:  C- Rating: PG-13,       88 minutes In a Nutshell:  Just in time for Mother’s Day, Gabrielle Union does a good job showing us what any mama bear will do to protect her cubs.   Unfortunately, … Continued

Isle of Dogs displays style and detail in a stop-motion treat for dog lovers

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Movie Title:        Isle of Dogs Grade:   A- Rating: PG-13, 101 minutes In a Nutshell:  I went to Japan with my family last summer for the first time.  It was so amazing that I know it won’t be the … Continued

I Can Only Imagine tells the inspiring story of the most played Christian song of all time

posted in: Drama, Religious, True story | 1

Movie Title:     I Can Only Imagine Grade:  B Rating: PG, 1 hour 50 minutes In a Nutshell: Imagine what it would be like to walk with Jesus.  That’s the crux of the story line of this movie and the … Continued

Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare gets my grade of D for dumb

posted in: Drama, Horror, Teen | 0

Movie Title:   Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare Grade:   D for dumb Rating: PG-13 In a Nutshell:  Brought to the Big Screen by the same producers as the award winning Get Out   and Happy Death Day this horror teen flick scored a terrible 15% … Continued

Avengers: Infinity War packs a punch in Marvel’s longest movie to date

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Movie Title:    Avengers: Infinity War Grade:  A Rating: PG-13, 156 minutes  (the longest Marvel film to date) In a Nutshell:  Starring…well….EVERYONE!  All of your favorite Marvel superheroes get spotlighted, a difficult task that the Russo brothers capably tackled. As the … Continued

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