New From Pixar: Trailer for Luca
Posted on February 25, 2021 at 9:21 am
There’s a lovely surprise in this trailer for Pixar’s “Luca,” coming this summer. Can’t wait.
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Silk Road
Posted on February 22, 2021 at 11:40 am
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for pervasive language and drug content |
| Profanity: | Constant very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Non-explicit sexual situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | A theme of the movie is drug dealing, offscreen death due to drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Law enforcement-related peril and violence |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | February 13, 2021 |
Ross Ulbricht was a libertarian, a follower of Austrian school economist Ludwig von Mises who believed that “every action we take outside of government control strengthens the market and weakens the state.” He wanted to change the world. And so he created a website that was like Amazon or eBay except that it operated in …
Days of the Bagnold Summer
Posted on February 22, 2021 at 11:37 am
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Profanity: | Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Mild references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Reference to marijuana, teen drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Family stress and confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | February 20, 2021 |
“I’m afraid you’re stuck with boring old me for six weeks, but we’ll have fun,” Sue Bagnold says with gentle cheeriness. Her 15-year-old son Daniel (do not call him Danny) is as irritated by her cheeriness as he is by his situation. His parents are divorced and he was supposed to visit his father in …
Nomadland and Movies With Complicated Older Women
Posted on February 21, 2021 at 1:54 pm
Daniel Arkin writes about Frances McDormand in “Nomadland” and the increase in movies about older women characters. The film industry routinely casts “men of a certain age” as romantic leads or action heroes. But women over 50 tend to be relegated to supporting or one-dimensional parts, and major stars such as Meryl Streep and Nicole …
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Mark Harris’ Mike Nichols Book, Best Road Movies, Closing of Mazza Theater and More on At the Movies
Posted on February 18, 2021 at 3:41 pm
Thanks as always to Arch Campbell, Jen Chaney, and Loo Katz for inviting me on the At the Movies podcast. AT THE MOVIES Arch Campbell Jen Chaney Loo Katz · At The Movies Podcast #76 2-18-21