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Posted on August 18, 2004 at 10:17 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Extremely strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Extremely explicit sexual references and situations, including adultery, nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
A lot of drinking and smoking, characters get intoxicated |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense emotional confrontations and betrayal |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
Situated somewhere between John Updike and “Knott’s Landing,” this is a story of suburban angst and adultery, with meaningful glances, inexpressible longing, fumbled groping, and a lot of hangovers. Two couples’ lives overlap so completely that the boundaries between them are beginning to dissolve. Jack (Mark Ruffalo) gets angry at Terry (Laura Dern) for being …
Continue reading “We Don’t Live Here Anymore”
Posted on August 18, 2004 at 6:15 am
C+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Very explicit sexual references and situations including multiple partners, same-sex partners, nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and smoking, characters get drunk |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Battle violence, sexual violence, car crash |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
This is a soapy saga of love, war, and many, many hairstyles. The hair signifies the passage of time in the story of a love triangle that lasts through the turbulent decades of Europe in from the roaring 20’s through World War II. Charlize Theron plays Gilda, a glamorous heiress who lives for pleasure. Guy …
Continue reading “Head in the Clouds”
Posted on August 15, 2004 at 12:51 pm
B
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Some very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Characters in peril, dead body, guns, characters killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
A movie about a dim, rich, conservative political candidate named “Pilager” (pronounced “pillager”) who finds a corpse on the end of his fishing line when he is makng a commercial is not going for subtlety. Did I mention that the family fortune started with manure? Do I need to tell you about the dead fish …
Continue reading “Silver City”
Posted on August 15, 2004 at 11:50 am
B-
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Some very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Explicit sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters drink, smoke, and take drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense and scary scenes |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
The world director Michael Winterbottom creates is much more interesting then the story or the characters. The story is set in a future when reproductive technology is so advanced and widespread that the odds are good the person who looks very attractive across a crowded room may be a clone of one of your parents …
Continue reading “Code 46”
Posted on August 15, 2004 at 9:01 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Extremely strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Very explicit sexual references including insults |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, drug use by teens and kids |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense scenes, injuries and death |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
When Sam (Rory Culkin) is beat up by a school bully, his older brother Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and his friend Marty (Scott Mechlowicz) plot revenge. They will invite the bully (Josh Peck as George) on a boating trip, telling him it’s a birthday party for Sam, and then play a cruel trick on him. On …
Continue reading “Mean Creek”
