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Posted on December 14, 2019 at 9:24 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for adventure action, suggestive content and some language |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language, brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some potty humor and reference to body parts |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended video game action style peril and violence, issue of terminal illness |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters and issues of diversity |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 13, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
March 16, 2020 |
My review of Jumanji; The Next Level is on rogerebert.com — an excerpt: Like its predecessor, this latest “Jumanji” movie combines fantasy action and adventure with some comedy, a touch of romance, and real-life lessons about courage, friendship, and empathy—all with the help of some low-key race and gender fluidity….Johnson was terrific as Spencer in …
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Posted on December 12, 2019 at 5:42 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language including some sexual references, and brief bloody images |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references, woman uses sex to get information |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Bombing, explosions, characters injured and killed, brief disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
Portrayal of female professional using sex to manipulate men |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 14, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
March 16, 2020 |
Erik Erikson said that at each stage of life we have a choice between growth, learning, and compassion and fear, immaturity, and self-absorption. The final choice he posed was for old age, when people have to choose between ego integrity (satisfaction and completeness at the end of life, a sense of having made a difference) …
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Posted on December 12, 2019 at 5:38 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for sexual material and language throughout |
| Profanity: |
Very strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Theme concerns sexual harassment, predatory behavior, and abuse |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Sexual pressure and harassment |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 13, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
March 9, 2020 |
The word “bombshell” works both ways as the title of this film based on the true story of the #metoo moment that rocked the powerful leadership of Fox News and brought down its visionary founder Roger Ailes. “Bombshell” means a very attractive woman (check out the Jean Harlow movie of the same name, about a …
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Posted on December 12, 2019 at 11:38 am
Really looking forward to “In the Heights,” the musical Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote before “Hamilton.” Director Jon M. Chu showed his mastery of musical numbers in the third and best of the “Step Up” movies, and his mastery of wit and romance in the context of cultural and economic issues in “Crazy Rich Asians.” This trailer …
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Posted on December 11, 2019 at 5:25 pm
The gripping story of a couple on the run from the law following a traffic stop gone wrong, Queen and Slim, received 14 nominations and in the process became the third film in Black Reel Awards history to be so honored. Director Melina Matsoukas’ piercing examination of race and justice tied both Tyler Perry’s For …
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