Keeping it Reel: Top Ten Films of 2020
Posted on December 21, 2020 at 9:31 pm
Many thanks to two dear friends, Tim Gordon and Charles Kirkland, for inviting me on Keeping it Reel to talk about the best films of 2020.
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Wonder Woman 1984
Posted on December 21, 2020 at 8:00 am
B-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for violence and sequences of action |
| Profanity: | None |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Mild sexual situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended comic book/action-style peril and violence, sad death |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 25, 2020 |
| Date Released to DVD: | March 30, 2021 |
You may wonder why Wonder Woman is not as wonder-ful this time around. Part of that is attributable to shrinking it from big-screen theatrical release to home screens. We feel that right away in the bravura opening sequence, a flashback with Diana Prince as a young girl competing with adult Amazonian women in an athletic …
News of the World
Posted on December 12, 2020 at 11:29 pm
B| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some language, disturbing images, and violence |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Peril and violence, guns, references to war |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 12, 2020 |
“News of the World,” based on the book by Paulette Jiles is filled with undeniable good intentions, but that does not always translate to the screen. Tom Hanks, who also produced the film, stars as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a Civil War veteran who travels from town to town, charging crowds to read the aloud …
The Prom
Posted on December 10, 2020 at 5:44 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive/sexual references, and language |
| Profanity: | Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Some sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Some drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Tense confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie, homophobia |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 11, 2020 |
Irving Berlin was right. There’s no people like show people. And no one knows and loves show people as much as other show people, which is why “The Prom” is 20 percent sly satire and 80 percent love letter to the craziness that goes into entertaining audiences. “The Prom” was a mildly successful Broadway musical …
Daveed Diggs Wants a Puppy for Hannukah!
Posted on December 10, 2020 at 8:00 am
“Hamilton’s” Daveed Diggs has a great new song for Hannukah, complete with klezmer clarinet! Happy Hanukkah!