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Posted on August 14, 2019 at 5:44 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some strong language and drug material |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Family stress and loss, reference to serious illness of a child and miscarriages |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
August 16, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
December 2, 2019 |
The screen adaptation of Maria Semple’s charming book, Where’d You Go Bernadette is…less charming, though perfectly pleasant in a late summer comfort food kind of way. Semple, a sharp and witty writer for television (“Mad About You,” “90210,””Arrested Development”) moved from LA to Seattle and her sense of dislocation inspired the book, with a sharp …
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Posted on August 14, 2019 at 5:28 am
“Last Christmas” has a promising mix of talent: Written by Emma Thompson, directed by Paul Feig, starring “Game of Thrones” actress Emilia Clarke and “Crazy Rich Asians” actor Henry Golding, and featuring the music of George Michael.
Posted on August 14, 2019 at 5:25 am
Writer/director Greta Gerwig cast her “Lady Bird” star Saoirse Ronan as Jo in this latest version of the beloved classic, Little Women, based on the real-life family of author Louisa May Alcott. The casting is exciting: Timothee Chalamet as Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
Posted on August 8, 2019 at 5:48 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for action and some impolite humor |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language ("freakin' awesome") |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Potty humor, teen kiss, reference to animal mating |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Hallucinogenic pollen |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended action-style peril and violence, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
August 8, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
November 18, 2019 |
Six year old Dora and her cousin and best friend Diego are enjoying their dinner in Dora’s home in the rainforest. Dora thinks the food is “delicioso!” She turns to the screen and asks us in the audience: “Can you say delicioso?” Her father (“Ant-Man’s” Michael Pena) looks confused about who she’s talking to, but …
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Posted on August 8, 2019 at 5:38 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for thematic content, language throughout, some violence and smoking |
| Profanity: |
Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kissing |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some peril and violence, character injured |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
August 9, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
November 11, 2019 |
The story behind the making of “The Peanut Butter Falcon” is as sweet and inspiring as the one on the screen. Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz met ZacK Gottsagen when they were working at an arts program for people with disabilities. Gottsagen, who has has Down syndrome, told them he wanted to be an actor, …
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