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Posted on October 22, 2020 at 5:11 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for mild action and thematic elements |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Fantasy peril, sad death of a parent, themes of dealing with grief |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 23, 2020 |
“Over the Moon” is a gorgeous, candy-colored fantasy adventure based on a Chinese myth, with an appealing heroine and some sensitive and child-accessible insights about grief and loss. Fei Fei (sweet-voiced Cathy Ang) lives happily with her adored parents, who run a food cart specializing in mooncakes, a delicacy enjoyed each year at the Mid-Autumn …
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Posted on October 22, 2020 at 2:00 pm
This Christmas, an animated family film about the three wise men will be widely available for the first time. With narration from the late Andy Griffith, this film (originally titled “The Very First Noel”) is directed by Yarrow Cheney (“The Secret Life of Pets,” “The Grinch”). The story is told through rhymed narration alongside a soundtrack …
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Posted on October 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Magical potions |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended comedy/fantasy peril, children and witches transformed into animals, sad death of parents in auto accident |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diversity issues of the era briefly referred to |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 22, 2020 |
The witches are back. First there was the the 1963 book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, the BFG, Matilda, and some creepy stories for grown-ups, too). Then there was the 1990 movie, starring Angelica Huston (and making a significant change to the ending). And now, …
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Posted on October 19, 2020 at 4:11 pm
Many thanks again to the wonderful Blake Howard for inviting me back to his All the President’s Minutes podcast to talk about one of my favorite movies, “All the President’s Men.” Blake is going through the film with episodes about each minute of the film. He’s up to minute 107-108, Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) leaving …
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Posted on October 15, 2020 at 3:40 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for drug use, bloody images, language throughout, and some violence |
| Profanity: |
Constant very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drugs, alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Historical violence including riots, references to Vietnam War |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 16, 2020 |
They say that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. And that is how “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” based on events that occurred in 1968-69 and in development as a film more more than a decade, seems to have been made for exactly this moment of the fall of 2020. In an interview, …
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