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Posted on August 9, 2018 at 5:51 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for action/peril, bloody images and some language |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Character drinks to deal with stress |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended peril and violence, characters injured and killed, characters sacrifice themselves to save others, some grisly and disturbing images, sad death of parent |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
August 10, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
November 12, 2018 |
“The Meg” is what an international distribution deal come to life looks like on screen. Take an assortment of actors of various races representing the nationalities of the major movie markets, especially China. Come up with an instantly recognizable concept (a prehistoric shark 75 feet long that can chomp through a whale with one bite!), …
Continue reading “The Meg”
Posted on August 9, 2018 at 5:24 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not rated |
| Profanity: |
Very strong and racist language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Peril and violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
August 10, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
November 5, 2018 |
Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is undercover through most of “BlacKkKlansman,” and not just on the job, but in the job and outside of it, too. The real-life Stallworth was the first black police officer, and later the first black detective in Colorado Springs, back in the 1970’s and he really did go undercover to …
Continue reading “BlacKkKlansman”
Posted on August 8, 2018 at 8:00 am
In big summer movie blockbusters, the actors are not the only stars. Equal billing should go to the visual effects brainiacs who make us believe in dinosaurs and skyscraper-sized robots called jaegers, aliens called Kaiju, and a prehistoric 75-foot long shark called a megalodon. At San Diego Comic-Con, I had a chance to talk to …
Continue reading “Interview: The Digital Effects Geniuses of Halon Entertainment on “Pacific Rim: Uprising” and More”
Posted on August 7, 2018 at 3:42 pm
Sundance winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” takes place in 1993, when a teenager is sent to a Christian “gay conversion” program something between boarding school, boot camp, rehab, and prison. Chloe Grace Moretz gives a performance of great subtlety and sensitivity in the title role. My friend and fellow critic Leslie Combemale and I …
Continue reading “Interview: The Miseducation of Cameron Post’s Chloe Grace Moretz, Desiree Akhavan, and Mathew Shurka”
Posted on August 7, 2018 at 8:00 am
In the midst of the summer blockbuster season, a quiet film about a neglected wife who does jigsaw puzzles is getting a warm reception from critics and fans, with special praise for an exquisite performance by Kelly MacDonald as Agnes in her first lead role. I spoke to MacDonald and director Marc Turtletaub about the …
Continue reading “Interview: Kelly MacDonald and Marc Turtletaub of “Puzzle””
