Helping you choose the best movies for your family
MOVIE TITLE: Knives Out RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 2 hours, 10 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A IN A NUTSHELL: Directed by Rian Johnson, this funny “whodunnit” has the same vibe as the 1985 film Clue with an old-fashioned mystery … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Motherless Brooklyn RATING: R LENGTH: 2 hours, 24 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: A- IN A NUTSHELL: This crime drama set in the 1950’s offers mystery, excellent performances, and New York City, the perfect formula … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Don’t Let Go (It was formerly named “Relive”) RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour, 43 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: C+ IN A NUTSHELL: Directed and written by Jacob Estes, this fantasy/horror/thriller actually gave me goosebumps a few … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Serenity (2019) RATING: R LENGTH: 106 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B- IN A NUTSHELL: This movie was not what I expected. It will catch you off guard. You can say the trailers are misleading or else … Continued
Movie Title: A SIMPLE FAVOR Grade: A- Rating: R, 116 minutes In a Nutshell: It turns out that this mysterious thriller is actually a dark comedy. Based on the book A Simple Favor [Movie Tie-in]: A Novel, the movie is … Continued
Movie Title: Searching Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 101 minutes In a Nutshell: This is every parent’s nightmare. I remember when my two sons were very little and they ran off in different directions in a grocery store. The panic … Continued
Movie Title: Sherlock Gnomes Grade: B- Rating: PG, 86 minutes In a Nutshell: With original music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, this gnome animation is a gentle introduction to Sir Arthur Conan Dole’s classic story of Sherlock Holmes. It … Continued
Movie Title: Winchester Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 39 minutes In a Nutshell: I don’t like scary movies, but I was curious about this one because I grew up very close to the actual Winchester Mystery House in San … Continued
Movie Title: Maze Runner: The Death Cure Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 114 minutes In a Nutshell: This third film provides a fitting finale to a thrilling young adult book and movie franchise. Congrats to my friend, James Dashner, for … Continued
Movie Title: Hangman Grade: C Rating: R In a Nutshell: Al Pacino. There’s THAT. This is the eighth time he has played a police detective. The old-school child’s spelling game, Hangman, held promise for a good thriller, but the movie … Continued