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Posted on June 22, 2021 at 8:47 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for language, action, sequences of violence |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Beer |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended peril ad violence, shooting, explosions, martial arts, many people killed or injured |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 25, 2021 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
September 21, 2021 |
Let’s be real about F9. If we can use a word like “real” to describe a series of films that parted ways with reality at least six or seven movies ago. But, knowing that, if you’re still here and I’m still here, we’ve pretty much agreed that’s okay and so the usual information potential ticket-buyers …
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Posted on June 18, 2021 at 8:00 am
Reminder: My ebook about 50 great movie fathers is available free this weekend. Some of my favorites: Boyz n the Hood: Furious Styles Laurence Fishburne plays a devoted father who wants his son to know about the challenges he will face. To Kill a Mockingbird: Atticus Finch Gregory Peck plays a lawyer who teaches his …
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Posted on June 17, 2021 at 5:32 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some strong language and suggestive material |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some suggestive references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Sad death of a parent |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 18, 2021 |
Matt Logelin became a father and a widower at the same time. His wife died suddenly after their daughter was born and he told the story of his life as a single dad in a book called Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love. And now his story has been adapted into …
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Posted on June 17, 2021 at 12:05 am
In honor of Father’s Day, my eBook, 50 Must-See Movies: Fathers is FREE today through Father’s Day, this weekend, June 17-21, 2020. What do “Wall Street” and the “Star Wars” saga and, seemingly, about half the movies ever made have in common? They are about fathers. In “Wall Street,” Charlie Sheen plays the ambitious Bud, who …
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Posted on June 16, 2021 at 1:55 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for rude humor, language, some thematic elements and brief violence |
| Profanity: |
Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some peril and violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
Disability issues, diversity a theme of the film |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 18, 2021 |
I’ll get to the details in a moment, the story, the characters, the music, the themes, and of course the inevitable Pixar movie question — Will it make you cry? But first, maybe because of the whole cooped up inside the house for more than a year thing, I have to tell you about the …
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