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Posted on February 3, 2007 at 2:14 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, brief nudity, adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, marijuana |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Accident, dead bodies, injuries, sad deaths |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000U2U0E4 |
Ashima (Indian superstar Tabu) pauses before entering the living room to meet her prospective bridegroom and his family. Their shoes have been left outside the door, according to the customs of her home in India. Ashima sees that inside the shoes it says “Made in the USA.” She quietly slips her foot inside, trying them …
Continue reading “The Namesake”
Posted on February 2, 2007 at 3:50 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing violence and terror. |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Reference to Kama Sutra |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Reference to drunk driving |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Supernatural references, images, and violence, some disturbing, domestic violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000OVLBGM |
The trailers for “The Messengers” don’t do it justice — there’s a lot more potential in this movie than appears in the Grudge– and The Omen-like snippets shown as teasers. The idea isn’t bad. It’s in living up to this potential that the film slips from an enjoyable, somewhat innocuous PG-13 fright fest (on par …
Continue reading “The Messengers”
Posted on January 30, 2007 at 4:12 pm
I blame “Sex and the City.” Now everyone thinks that what it takes — or all it takes — for a story about a bunch of women characters to work is non-stop talk about sex and shoes and a complete absence of boundaries. But this film is missing three key elements of “Sex and the …
Continue reading “Because I Said So”
Posted on January 28, 2007 at 11:00 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Non-explicit sexual situations, kissing |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Wartime violence, many characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B003XTO330 |
Parents should know that this film contains disturbing wartime violence involving military and insurgent groups. Characters are injured and killed. There are some non-explicit sexual situations. Characters drink, smoke, and use some strong language. A strength of the movie is its portrayal of strong, loyal friendships between people of different races and cultures, even in …
Continue reading “The Situation”
Posted on January 28, 2007 at 10:45 am
Parents should know that this film includes frank descriptions of some of the most profound atrocities of the slave trade, including torture and rape. The painful symptoms of Wilberforce’s long-term illness are also included. The movie’s portrayal of extraordinary leadership, courage, and persistance is in the context of positions taken by other characters that by …
Continue reading “Amazing Grace”
