Posted on December 7, 2019 at 10:33 pm
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association nominations for 2019 are in! Winners will be announced Monday morning, so stay tuned. Best Film: 1917 The Irishman Marriage Story Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Parasite Best Director: Greta Gerwig (Little Women) Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) Sam Mendes (1917) Martin Scorsese (The Irishman) Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon …
Posted on December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some peril and thematic elements |
| Profanity: | Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended peril, character sacrifices himself to save another |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie (though the real-life character played by Felicity Jones was male) |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 6, 2019 |
Science fiction giant Arthur C. Clarke said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” “The Aeronauts,” based on the true story of early adventurers in meteorology and flight, exists at exactly that point in the middle. The “Theory of Everything” stars Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne play balloon pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James …
Posted on December 5, 2019 at 5:00 pm
B| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for thematic content, some disturbing images and strong language |
| Profanity: | Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Theme of toxic poisoning of a community with some grisly and graphic images |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 6, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: | March 2, 2020 |
Imagine “Erin Brockovich” without the sizzle of the outspoken, miniskirted single mom with the biker boyfriend, and you’ve got “Dark Waters,” with Mark Ruffalo (who also produced) as real-life lawyer Rob Bilott, a lawyer who represented corporate polluters until a West Virginia farmer showed him what the chemicals were doing to his community. The movie …
Posted on December 5, 2019 at 9:13 am
Best Film: The Irishman Best Director: Benny and Josh Safdie – Uncut Gems Best Actor: Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o – Us Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci – The Irishman Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern – Marriage Story and Little Women Best Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… …
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Posted on December 4, 2019 at 1:15 pm
