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Posted on November 3, 2025 at 4:39 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 |
| Profanity: |
Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Discussion of miscarriages and fertility issues, scenes in hospital |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to DVD: |
November 4, 2025 |
The “Hamilton” song “Satisfied” is sung by a character who is not at all satisfied. The sister she loves is marrying a man she loves, a man who himself, in the words of the song, is never satisfied. She sings, A toast to the groom, to the brideFrom your sister who is always by your …
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Posted on October 31, 2025 at 12:12 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated Rfor bloody violent content including a suicide, grisly images and language |
| Profanity: |
Strong and vulgar language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references including abuse and chemical castration |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Pharmaceuticals, some alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended violence, suicide, murder, graphic and disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 31, 2025 |
Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone, two always-exceptional performers, give brilliant performances in their second Yorgos Lanthrimos film of the year. Like “Kinds of Kindness,” the film around them is filled with sound and fury and signifying very little, if anything at all. It is based on the Korean film, “Save the Green Planet!” about a …
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Posted on October 24, 2025 at 11:31 am
If you live in the Washington DC area, you can join me for a free screening of the new Netflix animated movie for families, “In Your Dreams” on November 1 at Tysons. Get tickets here.
Posted on October 24, 2025 at 11:13 am
Happy Halloween! Halloween gives kids a thrilling opportunity to act out their dreams and pretend to be characters with great power. But it can also be scary and even overwhelming for the littlest trick-or-treaters. An introduction to the holiday with videos from trusted friends can help make them feel comfortable and excited about even the …
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Posted on October 23, 2025 at 5:29 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 sexual content, teen drug and alcohol use, and brief strong language |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Explicit sexual references and situations, no nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, including teen drinking and drunkenness, and brief marijuana smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Off-screen fatal car accident, characters killed including parents |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 24, 2025 |
“Regretting You” is not a good movie. It is soapy and insipid. But somehow, thanks to its actors, it is still mildly, wait-for-streaming, watchable. It begins 17 years ago, with two teenage couples on their way to a beach party. Serious and thoughtful Morgan (Allison Williams) and her fun-loving sister, Jenny (Willa Fitzgerald) are dating …
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