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Posted on May 23, 2019 at 5:17 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for some action/peril |
| Profanity: |
Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kiss |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Brief alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended fantasy/action peril and violence, attempted murder, near-drowning, discussion of sad deaths of parents |
| Diversity Issues: |
Issue of female autonomy and power |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 24, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
September 16, 2019 |
It is a bit of a puzzle that a director known for dynamic action doing a live action remake of a musical animated film that was exceptionally lively has somehow produced a movie that seems bogged down, even static. The new “Aladdin” from co-writer/director Guy Ritchie (“Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels,” “Sherlock Holmes”) is …
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Posted on May 23, 2019 at 4:15 pm
Writer Richard Curtis (“Pirate Radio,” “Love Actually,” “Notting Hill”) and singer/composer Ed Sheeran talk about “Yesterday,” the story of a musician who somehow is the only person on the planet who knows the music of the Beatles.
Posted on May 23, 2019 at 9:00 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong sexual content and language throughout, drug use and drinking - all involving teens |
| Profanity: |
Very strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Teen drinking and drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril and violence, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 23, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
September 9, 2019 |
“Booksmart” is the movie you hope for. Just as the summer blockbuster season charges in with with all of its car crashes and superheroes and CGI and budgets the size of a small country’s GNP, here comes a fresh, funny little film filled with heart and a bunch of instant favorite performers from booksmart and …
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Posted on May 19, 2019 at 1:34 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for adventure action and some mild rude humor |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some boy/girl teasing, kiss, young adult seems to be hitting on his friend's mother |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended action/cartoon style peril and violence involving people and dragons |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
February 22, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
May 20, 2019 |
My full review for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is posted at rogerebert.com. An excerpt: The final chapter of the “How to Train Your Dragon” saga is visually stunning and emotionally satisfying, with a conclusion that may leave the parents in the audience a little tearful….Sometimes the banter in the film can …
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Posted on May 16, 2019 at 5:45 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for thematic content, some peril and rude humor |
| Profanity: |
Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Potty humor, kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and drunkenness |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Illness and sad deaths of humans and animals, automobile accident, stalker, family conflict |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 17, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
August 19, 2019 |
In “A Dog’s Purpose,” based on the book by W. Bruce Cameron, the soul of a dog named Bailey (voice of “Frozen’s” Josh Gad) was reborn over and over as we saw him (and sometimes her) with different owners, from a boy named Ethan to a police officer, to a lonely single woman, and ultimately …
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