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Posted on December 20, 2018 at 5:37 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language |
| Profanity: |
A few bad words |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Scene in a bar, some alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended comic book/fantasy peril and violence, chases, explosions, monster, sacrifice/suicide of parent, characters injured and killed, some disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 21, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
March 26, 2019 |
On “Entourage” they made fun of the idea of an Aquaman movie as third-tier cheesiness. Even the San Diego Comic-Con fanboys on “The Big Bang Theory” have no respect for Aquaman. He had a very small, unmemorable role in the Justice League movie. So, can a big-budget comic-book movie about a superhero whose powers are …
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Posted on December 20, 2018 at 5:34 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended sci-fi/action-style violence, weapons, explosions, mayhem, characters injured and killed, some disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 21, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
April 2, 2019 |
You know how Transformers turn from cars into robots and robots into cars? Well, with this movie, an origin story for fan favorite Transformer Bumblebee, who “speaks” via audio clips from the radio. The ridiculously bombastic Transformer series just kept getting bigger, louder, and dumber. Roger Ebert famously called one of them a “horrible experience …
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Posted on December 20, 2018 at 3:51 pm
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced our awards nominees for 2018. AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration. Best Film BLACKkKLANSMAN THE FAVOURITE GREEN BOOK LEAVE NO TRACE ROMA VICE Best Director Alfonso Cuaron – ROMA Debra Granik – LEAVE NO TRACE Yorgos Lanthimos – …
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Posted on December 18, 2018 at 10:25 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for some mild thematic elements and brief action |
| Profanity: |
Mild language in a song |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some peril, references to sad death of parent |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 19, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
March 18, 2019 |
If I may borrow from the original “Mary Poppins movie” for a moment, the new sequel, “Mary Poppins Returns” is a very jolly holiday with Mary indeed. Inspired, like the first, by the book series by P.L. Travers, this movie has Emily Blunt taking over from Oscar-winner Julie Andrews as the magical nanny who arrives …
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Posted on December 16, 2018 at 11:08 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for brief language |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 14, 2018 |
There are really three stories in this adorably engaging documentary about “industrial musicals,” the wildly elaborate in-house productions big corporations used to motivate their employees in the 1950’s-70’s. The first is the story of our guide to this world, Steve Young, a writer for David Letterman’s Late Show who describes himself as comedically “damaged” after …
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