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Posted on January 22, 2026 at 6:33 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for intense violence, mature thematic elements, some language, and drug/alcohol references |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Reference to adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcoholism, drinking and drunkenness, drug references and brief drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Woman stabbed to death, other characters injured and killed, guns, explosions, chases, young character taken hostage |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 23, 2026 |
Chris Raven (Chris Pratt) wakes up, or maybe comes to, sitting in a chair, his wrists manacled. He is in Mercy Court, presided over by an AI judge who gives him 90 minutes to prove that he did not murder his wife. If he is not successful, he will immediately be executed. “Mercy” is set …
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Posted on January 5, 2026 at 10:24 am
The first major movie and film awards of the year were given out last night at a glittery, celebrity-packed ceremony hosted by Chelsea Handler. Surprises included Best Supporting Actress Amy Madigan, for her role as the evil Aunt Gladys in “Weapons” and Best Supporting Actor Jacob Elordi for his role as the Monster in “Frankenstein.” …
Continue reading “Critics Choice Awards 2026: One Battle After Another, Sinners, Jessie Buckley, Jimmy Kimmel”
Posted on January 2, 2026 at 9:34 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 by the MPAA for violent content, bloody images, strong language, some crude sexual material, and smoking |
| Profanity: |
Strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and drunkenness |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Gristly violence, graphic and disturbing images, murders |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
November 22, 2025 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
December 13, 2025 |
I love Rian Johnson‘s “Knives Out” movies, and this latest one had everything I hoped for: a twisty plot, a knock-out cast, a dash of commentary about contemporary life and searching for meaning. Also: searching for money. Power, too, but especially money. Writer/director Rian Johnson makes each film in the series a different setting and …
Continue reading “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Posted on January 2, 2026 at 9:52 am
Since 2006, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) has presented annual EDA Awards, representing professional women critics’ collective perspectives on movies and cinema culture in the movie awards arena, where female critics and critical opinion are still greatly underrepresented. AWFJ honors female creatives in non-gender specific awards categories and in unique Female Focus categories …
Continue reading “Alliance of Women Film Journalist Awards: Sinners, One Battle After Another, Jessie Buckley and More”
Posted on January 1, 2026 at 6:01 am
Happy New Year! Lots of great films are coming our way, sequels, superheroes, video games, favorite books (two from Colleen Hoover!), big-budget blockbusters, micro-budget Indies, two new Pixar films, and MIND-BLOWING MUSIC. As always, what I most look forward to are the surprises, the films and performers we don’t know yet but will become indispensable …
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