Space Cadet movie review

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MOVIE TITLE:  Space Cadet This comedy about training astronauts is now available on Amazon Prime. RATING:  PG-13 LENGTH:  1 hour 50 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B- SPONSOR of Today’s movie review:  https://amzn.to/4f4KPk2 IN A NUTSHELL: The goofy story is … Continued

Rocketman movie review

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MOVIE TITLE:  Rocketman  RATING:  R  LENGTH: 2 hours, 1 minute  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  A     IN A NUTSHELL: “My name is Elton Hercules John.”  This musical biopic is skillfully guided by actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher who also worked on … Continued

First Man movie review

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Movie Title:   First Man   Grade: A-  Rating:  PG-13, 138 minutes     In a Nutshell:   Oscar winners Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle come together again after their award-winning smash hit La La Land to bring us a fascinating look at … Continued

The Space Between Us has a lot of empty spaces in theater seats

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Movie Title:   The Space Between Us Grade:   B Rating:  PG-13, 120 minutes In a Nutshell:  This is kind of a modern version of the old Starman film about STAR-crossed lovers. Writer/Director  Peter Chelsom has given us some truly mediocre films.  Sadly, … Continued

Hidden Figures is an overdue movie with heart and humor

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Movie Title:  Hidden Figures Grade:  A Rating:  PG, 127 minutes In a Nutshell: Based on true events, this uplifting film with a fantastic title shines the spotlight on some overlooked figures in history.    While the movie features new math … Continued

The Martian is fresh, suspenseful and surprisingly funny

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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

Pixels helps you relive your 80’s glory days

Movie:    Pixels   PG-13, 1 hour 46 minutes   Grade:  B-   In a Nutshell:  This is a world where Kevin James is President of the United States.   Need I say more?   I have real mixed feelings about this new … Continued

Gravity takes off at the box office

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Movie Title: Gravity     In a Nutshell: Wow. How did they film that? Gorgeous. Simply stunning. A feast for the eyes. Things I liked: I loved it when Sandra Bullock (SPOILER ALERT) finally gets back into the capsule, strips … Continued