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Posted on July 22, 2025 at 12:19 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for action/violence and some language |
| Profanity: |
Brief mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
A couple of mild references to pregnancy, discreet scenes of childbirth |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended comic book/action-style peril and violence, some graphic images |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
July 25, 2025 |
Four seems to be the magic number. After three unsatisfactory tries at getting Marvel’s cosmic ray-enhanced superheroes on screen, Marvel Studios got it right, gorgeously produced, well cast, gracefully relegating the origin story to a few “archival” clips, and putting our quartet and us right in the middle of the action. It is set in …
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Posted on July 22, 2025 at 8:23 am
I didn’t have Astronomer Carl Sagan, who died almost 30 years ago, on my list of potential movie stars of summer 2025, but here we are. His voice plays an important role in two of my favorite films of the summer, “The Life of Chuck” and “Elio.” Pedro Pascal is also on the list, with …
Continue reading “MVPs of the Summer”
Posted on July 8, 2025 at 3:23 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for for violence, action and language |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended comic book-style peril and violence, cruel murder, monster, characters injured and killed, disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
July 11, 2025 |
James Gunn’s new “Superman” movie does not waste any time. We are quickly updated to learn that Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman arrived from Krypton 30 years ago, he first appeared as Superman 3 years ago, he stopped an invasion 3 weeks ago, and he lost a battle for the first time 3 minutes ago. And then we …
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Posted on July 3, 2025 at 10:19 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended fantasy-style violence, sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
July 3, 2025 |
Let me be the first to suggest that “Golden” be nominated for a Best Song Oscar. This animated story of a Korean pop trio who battle demons to save humanity has a bunch of bangers, but “Golden” is not only the best on the soundtrack but better than several recent Oscar winners. “KPop Demon Hunters” …
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Posted on July 1, 2025 at 6:16 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for sequences of strong violence/action, language and some smoking |
| Profanity: |
Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended peril, violence, and mayhem, with disturbing images. Characters use guns, knives, martial arts, and bombs. There is a plane crash. Characters sacrifice themselves. A lot of people killed for a PG-13. |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
July 2, 2025 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
July 2, 2025 |
“Heads of State” is an action comedy starring John Cena as Hollywood action star turned US President Will Derringer, Idris Elba as military turned British Prime Minister Sam Clarke, and Prianka Chopra-Jonas as British super-spy and lover of silly puns, Noel. Will is a friendly, optimistic guy who may not know much about politics or …
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