Trailer: A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting
Posted on September 25, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Well, this looks like a lot of Halloween fun! Maybe a combination of “Labyrinth” and “Spy Kids” with a bit of “Goosebumps!”
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Misbehaviour
Posted on September 24, 2020 at 5:52 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Profanity: | Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Mild references, sexist humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Scuffles |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | September 25, 2020 |
Let’s start with a little context. In 1970, when “Misbehaviour” takes place, my high school hosted two events, a father-son dinner with a presentation by our Congressman, later Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and a mother-daughter dinner with a presentation by a representative from a cosmetic company with an update on the latest looks and …
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Posted on September 22, 2020 at 5:52 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Not rated |
| Profanity: | Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drinking and drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: | References and some archival footage of illness and disability |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | September 23, 2020 |
I wonder what kind of case study Oliver Sacks could write about himself. The author of many books about neurological issues including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat would make a fascinating subject for clinical assessment himself. It was that book that really transformed my thinking about the highly individualized ways we …
The Way I See It
Posted on September 18, 2020 at 11:01 am
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| Profanity: | None |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Historical events, including military action and school and church shootings |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | September 18, 2020 |
Pete Souza proves and exemplifies two perennial adages: If a picture is worth a thousand words, the photographs of Pete Souza, are as eloquent as a whole library. And if journalism is the first draft of history, Souza not only reminds us of how much of our sense of events is formed by images like …
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Table Read: Aniston, Pitt, Roberts, Morgan Freeman, and of course Sean Penn
Posted on September 18, 2020 at 10:14 am
Imagine the 80’s classic “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” starring Oscar winners Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, John Legend, Matthew McConaughey and, of course, Sean Penn, plus Jennifer Aniston, Henry Golding, Jimmy Kimmel, and Shia LeBoeuf, and some comments from the original author, Cameron Crowe, who based the film on his own experiences as …