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Posted on May 3, 2004 at 6:41 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grades |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
A couple of kisses, implied comic nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters (but some stereotyping), strong women |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
People in movies tend to fall into two categories. Some are actors and some are movie stars. A few are both. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson are not actresses and they are not movie stars. What they are is a brand. If their videos and television shows were food, they would be a Happy Meal. That …
Continue reading “New York Minute”
Posted on April 30, 2004 at 6:28 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
Strong language for a PG |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and smoking, mild sexual references |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense scenes, health problems |
| Diversity Issues: |
Depictions typical of the era portrayed |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
Bobby Jones was a great man and a great golfer. He deserves a better movie than this one, as clumsy as its title. Jones may be the greatest golfer who ever lived. He’s the only one to win all four of golf’s top titles in the same year. And he was an extraordinary man. He …
Continue reading “Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius”
Posted on April 30, 2004 at 6:04 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and non-explicit sexual situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters smoke and drink |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense and sad moments |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
They say that it isn’t adults who create children; it’s children who create adults. And they’re right. This theme resonates deeply with us and has inspired many, many movies, going back before the days of Shirley Temple. There’s nothing wrong with that — it’s a good story, deeply rooted within all of us. So as …
Continue reading “Raising Helen”
Posted on April 27, 2004 at 8:14 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Non-graphic sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters drink and smoke |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Horror-style thriller with scary surprises and grisly images |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
I think it is a good bet that some day there will be an Oscar lifetime achievement award for Robert DeNiro. And I think it is a better bet that clips from this movie will be nowhere near that event. The movie updates two of the most compelling and enduring themes in horror. First is …
Continue reading “Godsend”
Posted on April 27, 2004 at 9:46 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some crude humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters drink; one goes to a bar to get drunk after being fired |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic violence, some macabre |
| Diversity Issues: |
Apparently only white males have jobs |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
I wonder how many critics are going to analogize their reviews to the wildly successful product that leads to the title emotion of this movie: “VaPOOrize,” an aerosol spray that eliminates dog poop. Then there will be those who will focus on the title, perhaps directing their own envy toward those who did not have …
Continue reading “Envy”
