Posted on June 1, 2021 at 7:13 pm
Happy June! Lots of great stuff coming our way this summer and I think you will agree with me that IT’S ABOUT TIME! And best of all, as I say every year, some movie no one is paying attention to now will bring us unexpected joy. Sequels and remakes F9 — I used to joke …
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Posted on May 28, 2021 at 5:08 pm
Gladys Knight, Vince Gill, the Four Tops, Alan Jackson, and Sara Bareilles join Gary Sinese and Joe Mantegna for the annual Memorial Day Concert at the Capitol Building. It will honor all of our heroes, Sunday, May 30, 2021, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. E.T.
Posted on May 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm
To honor our veterans this weekend, John Holway’s oral history ebook, Bloody Ground: Black Rifles in Korea, is available at no cost all weekend. Korea is “the forgotten war.” But to those who fought in it, it was the “unforgettable war.” If the names of all those killed were put on a wall, it would …
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Posted on May 28, 2021 at 8:00 am
Memorial Day is more than the beginning of summer; it is a day to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. I hope you can take some time over the weekend to think of those we have lost. Some movies to pay your respects: The Outpost was on my top ten list for 2020, a …
Posted on May 26, 2021 at 5:13 pm
B-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some violence |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Social drinking, character gets drunk in response to stress |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended fantasy-style peril and violence, murder and references to murder and attempted murders, child feels responsible for death of parent, characters are thieves and con artists |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | May 29, 2021 |
“Cruella” has the same problem as “Maleficent.” Origin stories of iconic villains have to make the characters relatable enough to hold our interest but also damaged enough to lead them toward the most despicable cruelty. So it never decides whether Cruella is some sort of Jekyll and Hyde character or a “Bad Seed” struggle between …
