Posted on October 8, 2020 at 9:13 pm
The Middleburg Festival begins October 15, 2020 and, as always, it has an impressive line-up of hotly anticipated films including some arriving with a lot of plaudits from other festivals, like “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, and “Ammonite” with Kate Winslet. This year’s honorees include Hollywood legend Sophia Loren, composer Kris Bowers, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, and …
Posted on October 8, 2020 at 3:15 pm
D| Lowest Recommended Age: | 4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG for PG some thematic elements, rude humor, language |
| Profanity: | Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | References to teens making out, crotch hits, implied nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended cartoon-style comic peril and mayhem, some injuries, mourning, funeral scene |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | October 9, 2020 |
Sigh. Robert Kimmel’s 1984 book, The War With Grandpa, is a lot of fun and also thoughtful about family, resolving conflicts, and war. The movie has tons of star power but it is just dumb slapstick, with escalating cartoon-style mayhem. It’s been on the shelf since it was originally scheduled for release in 2017 and …
Posted on October 1, 2020 at 8:00 am
“Black-ish” is my favorite television sit-com, in part because it engages so thoughtfully on contemporary issues of politics and identity, in part because it continues to be innovative with surprising and ambitious creative choices, and in part because it is brilliantly acted, heartwarming, and very, very funny. The Johnsons and “black-ish” return to ABC with …
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Posted on September 30, 2020 at 11:45 am
Athletic competition is endlessly fascinating, not just because of the talent and skill but because no one becomes a champion without character and values: determination, courage, and the kind of teamwork that requires respect and responsibility. And because we love stories about underdogs who never give up and come from behind. Basketball superstar Steph Curry …
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Posted on September 29, 2020 at 3:13 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for R brief lewd Images and some language |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Brief explicit caricature |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Mental illness, family issues, sad death, |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | September 30, 2020 |
Director Julie Taymor has created a welcome remix of the standard movie biopic with “The GLorias.” It is spacious at nearly 2 1/2 hours and with four different actresses playing feminist icon Gloria Steinem (with the real Gloria herself appearing briefly at the end). At times Gloria is literally in conversation with herself, a lyrical …
