Penguins of Madagascar is cute and cuddly enough to make you laugh out loud at least once

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Movie Title:  Penguins of Madagascar PG, 1 hour 32 minutes   Grade:  B   In a Nutshell: The zany, spy penguins from the Madagascar franchise finally got their own feature film, full of high-jinks and frivolity.  No matter what age … Continued

Interstellar is out of this world

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Movie Title:   Interstellar PG-13, 2 hours 49 minutes   Grade:  A In a Nutshell:   This movie will blow your mind.  Either that or put you to sleep.  Viewers seem to be split in their opinion on this one.  The movie … Continued

Alexander’s movie isn’t the greatest, but it’s not terrible, horrible, no good or bad either

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Movie Title:  Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day PG 80 minutes Grade:  B In a Nutshell:  Based on Judith Viorst’s beloved 1972 child’s book, this slapstick and warmhearted family film is a simple illustration of how … Continued

The Boxtrolls movie is artistically outstanding, but stylistically icky

Movie Title:  The BoxTrolls Grade:  B In a Nutshell:  From the quirky and creepy creators of Coraline and Paranorman, this family flick has a steampunk feel to it and features the voice talents of Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, … Continued

My friend, James Dashner, just had his book The Maze Runner turned into a movie!

Movie Title:  Maze Runner PG-13, 1 hour 54 minutes Grade:  B+ In a Nutshell:   I’m so thrilled for my friend, James Dashner, who is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Maze Runner Series (Maze Runner)that this film … Continued

Dolphin Tale 2 continues the sweet, simple and inspiring story for all ages

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Movie Title:    Dolphin Tale 2 PG, 1 hour 47 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell:   Admit it…the first time you went to Sea World, you wanted to be a marine biologist.  I think every kid has that fantasy at … Continued