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Posted on February 15, 2018 at 6:38 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended comic book-style peril and violence, guns, fistfights, chases, explosions, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
February 16, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
May 14, 2018 |
Wakanda forever! And all hail writer/director Ryan Coogler, the Black Panther, the Dora Milaje, and everyone who helped to bring this next-level, majestic, and wildly entertaining superhero movie to life. Quick primer for those unfamiliar with the Marvel Universe: Black Panther, the first major black comic book superhero, lives in a self-sufficient, almost completely hidden …
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Posted on February 15, 2018 at 5:10 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for violence and battle sequences |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some sensual scenes |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended peril and violence, murder, torture, battle scenes |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
February 16, 2018 |
The Biblical story of the Jewish man who still stands as the exemplar of strength has been brought to the screen by Pure Flix, a sober, sincere retelling of the story that is intended for both religious and secular audiences. As Hollywood has recognized several times in the past, including a big-budget studio epic from …
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Posted on February 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for rude humor and some action |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some potty humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril and threats of violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
February 16, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
May 21, 2018 |
Even lesser Aardman is still worth watching. “Early Man” is decidedly lesser Aardman than the sublime “Wallace and Gromit” series and “Shaun the Sheep,” but that still makes it a pleasant little treat. The “early men” are Stone Age denizens Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his friends, led by the Chief (Timothy Spall), who appears to …
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Posted on February 15, 2018 at 11:50 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language and drug use |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol, drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Satiric violence including punches, gun |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
February 16, 2018 |
“The Party” is a short, savagely funny, black and white film from writer/director Sally Potter with an all-star cast moving at light speed through a real-time gathering that goes very quickly from a celebration to a political and emotional bloodbath. It does start out as a party. Hostess and honoree Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has …
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Posted on February 9, 2018 at 8:28 am
Here’s what’s coming (titles and dates subject to change): 2/16/18 Black Panther 5/4/18 The Avengers: Infinity War 5/18/18 Deadpool 2 7/6/18 Ant-Man and the Wasp 10/5/18 Venom 11/2/18 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 12/14/18 Spider-Man (animated) 12/21/18 Aquaman 1/11/19 Hellboy 2/8/19 Silver & Black 2/22/19 X-Men: The New Mutants 3/8/19 Captain Marvel 4/5/19 Shazam! 5/3/19 Avengers IV …
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