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Posted on September 27, 2018 at 5:58 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, some drug references and violence |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language for a PG-13 |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Crude humor, sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drug references |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril and violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
September 28, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
January 7, 2019 |
Maybe Night School might slide past more easily in the summer, when audiences are more susceptible to silly comedies. But it is possible even summer audiences would find this a disappointingly lesser work from two of the most unquenchably funny people in movies, Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish. It’s a warning sign when the opening …
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Posted on September 27, 2018 at 5:52 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for some action, rude humor, and thematic elements |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief potty humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some peril, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
A metaphorical theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
September 28, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
December 10, 2018 |
The Yeti, sometimes known as Bigfoot or the Abominable Snowman and akin to Sasquatch, is a mythical, or, shall we say, so far unproven creature of enormous size, something like an ape. “Smallfoot” takes a charming switch-up — here it’s the Yeti who don’t believe there is such a thing as humans — and turns …
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Posted on September 27, 2018 at 3:31 pm
One of the biggest films of the year is the latest version of “A Star is Born,” written and directed by Bradley Cooper and co-starring Cooper and Lady Gaga. The story of the fading star with substance abuse problems who helps — and loves — a talented newcomer has been filmed under that title twice …
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Posted on September 27, 2018 at 1:06 pm
Lady Gaga plays Ally, who becomes a star in what is the 4th or 5th version of this classic story, depending on whether you count “What Price Hollywood.” Lady Gaga herself becomes an instant movie star as already-star Bradley Cooper becomes an instant writing and directing and maybe even singing star in one of the …
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Posted on September 21, 2018 at 9:49 pm
On rogerebert.com, Brian Tallerico wrote an all-out rave about “America to Me,” the new documentary series on STARZ from the director of “Hoop Dreams.” A momentous achievement, both a statement on where we are right now in terms of race and how we need to work together to get somewhere better. As he has with …
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