Tolkien movie review

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MOVIE TITLE:   TOLKIEN  RATING:  PG-13 LENGTH: 1 hour, 52 minutes  Movie Review Mom GRADE:  B   IN A NUTSHELL:  I was excited to learn more about J.R.R. Tolkien and really hoped this movie would be good.   As an author of … Continued

Movie Review Mom interviews Greg Lynch Jr. from The Last Captain

posted in: Documentary, News, True story | 1

 Nope, this isn’t another Pirates of the Caribbean movie about the last captain of the Black Pearl.  It’s actually a lovely documentary about the legendary Olympic Sabre (fencing) champion and coach, George Piller. What makes this movie special?  I have … Continued

Author Michael Brent Collings endorses Movie Review Mom!

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It turns out that best-selling international horror author and screenwriter, Michael Brent Collings, is a super funny guy.  He and I were both authors speaking at the recent FanX convention in Salt Lake City and happened to meet in the … Continued

The Man Who Invented Christmas delivers a meaningful Christmas spirit

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Movie Title:  The Man Who Invented Christmas Grade:  A Rating:  PG, 104 minutes In a Nutshell:   I admit it.  I loved this movie, because I’m an author.   I have a particular fondness for movies that peel back the curtains on … Continued

The Bounce Back is too formulaic and plastic

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Movie Title:  The Bounce Back Grade:  C+ Rating: PG-13, 104 minutes In a Nutshell:  This SUPER predictable rom-com has a good-looking feature couple, but with very little chemistry together.   Their hard bodies are impressive, but this movie is not.     … Continued