Helping you choose the best movies for your family
MOVIE TITLE: Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse RATING: R LENGTH: 1 hour 49 minutes IN A NUTSHELL: Amazon Studios brings us an action-packed military thriller named after the best-selling novel by Tom Clancy in 1993 Without Remorse (John Clark Novel, … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Artemis Fowl RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour, 35 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: D IN A NUTSHELL: Disney finally launched this long-awaited feature film on the Disney+ Channel. I’ve never read the books by Eoin Colfer, so … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: CALL OF THE WILD RATING: PG LENGTH: 1 hour, 40 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: Buck is a remarkable dog, based on the beloved novel The Call of the Wild by Jack … Continued
MOVIE TITLE: Wildlife RATING: PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 45 minutes Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+ IN A NUTSHELL: Wildlife is a coming-of-age film that is loosely based on the novel by Richard Ford, although it was made without … Continued
I finally learned how to edit videos, so I’ve been posting some clips on some of my YouTube channels! By now, you should have discovered my Movie Review Mom YouTube channel. I’ll eventually learn how to add fancy transitions and … 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: Before I Fall Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 99 minutes In a Nutshell: Teenage girls. Squee! (I’m so glad I have 4 sons. Translation = no exhausting drama.) This is sort of a teenage girl version of Groundhog Day (one … Continued
Movie Title: Nocturnal Animals Grade: B+ Rating: R, 115 minutes In a Nutshell: This disturbing, stylish drama is very cleverly written and unfolds perfectly. Tom Ford wrote the screenplay and directed this movie. He is a great storyteller … Continued
Movie Title: The Fault in Our Stars PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: I’m going to have to read this book. The movie is based on the #1 bestselling novel by John Green and … Continued