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Posted on January 21, 2021 at 5:35 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
References to adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking, medication |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Illness and very sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 22, 2021 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
March 29, 2021 |
“Friend” is a category that is near-endless in scope. We use it to describe a work colleague we have lunch with sometimes, someone we’ve seen at parties whose middle name we don’t know, someone we met playing tennis who never heard the story of how our two-year-old locked herself in the bathroom with the cat. …
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Posted on January 15, 2021 at 10:40 am
As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, every family should take time to talk about this great American leader and hero of the Civil Rights Movement. There are outstanding films and other resources for all ages. New this week is “MLK/FBI” with newly released material about the government’s surveillance, of Dr. King, including …
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Posted on January 13, 2021 at 8:00 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, violence, and some bloody images |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol, scene in bar |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extensive peril and violence, brutal murders, disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 15, 2021 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
May 17, 2021 |
I can’t help saying that “The Marksman,” the 2021 entry in the annual Liam Neeson action film we usually get to start the year, is no bullseye. Neeson is always watchable and the Mark Patten cinematography makes the most of the southwestern landscape. The shoot-outs are well-staged. But the screenplay by Chris Charles, Danny Kravitz, …
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Posted on January 7, 2021 at 5:33 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| Profanity: |
Some strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Brutal domestic abuse, illness, adult and child injured |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 8, 2021 |
Reflexive pronouns are used differently in the UK. In the US, we mostly use “himself” and “herself” to emphasize achievement: “He learned to ride his bicycle himself!” But in the UK those words are colloquially used as subjects, to refer to individuals. So, in “Herself,” a film co-written by and starring Irish actress Clare Dunne, …
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Posted on January 7, 2021 at 3:18 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, pregnancy and childbirth, infertility |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Addiction |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Fight scene, angry confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 8, 2021 |
Meagan Good and Tamara Bass co-produced, co-directed, and star in “If Not Now, When?” with a screenplay by Bass. It is the story of four friends who come together as one of them is facing a crisis, and then support each other as each of them faces difficult decisions about life, work, parenting, and romance. …
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