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Posted on January 23, 2025 at 5:31 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for domestic violence/bloody images, suicide, some strong language, teen drinking, drug material and smoking |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some teen kissing |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Teen drinking and smoking, drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Domestic violence, murder, suicide, abuse, guns |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 24, 2025 |
An angry teenager can seem like an immovable object. Most adults have a hard time finding the patience to be the irresistible force that reflects back unconditional support. “Brave the Dark” is based on the true story of a teacher who was that for many students over the years, especially for Nate, a boy who …
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Posted on January 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for brief drug use, sexual material, and language throughout |
| Profanity: |
Constant strong language including the n-word |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Brief drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril and violence, one very bloody scene, gangster violence, fire |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 17, 2025 |
If winter seems unending and the headlines have you down, “One of Them Days” will cheer you up. Keke Palmer (Dreux) and SZA (Alyssa) play best friends and roommates having a day that gets even more wildly and more hilariously wrong, It is crazy, silly, over-the-top, and a ton of fun. We first see Dreux …
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Posted on January 7, 2025 at 4:02 pm
I’m very proud to be a voting member of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and delighted to announce this year’s awards. AWFJ Best Of Awards (These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.) Best Film “The Brutalist” Best Director Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” Best Original Screenplay Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” Best …
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Posted on January 1, 2025 at 2:31 pm
Happy New Year! Here are some of the films I’m looking forward to in 2025. As usual, we’re getting a lot of remakes, reboots, sequels, and superheroes. We have movies coming out about Frankenstein and about the bride of Frankenstein. And as usual, the best part of looking ahead is knowing that this time next …
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Posted on December 25, 2024 at 9:00 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language |
| Profanity: |
Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and non-explicit situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, and marijuana |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
References to war, some scuffles |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 13, 2024 |
“A Complete Unknown” is the story of Bob Dylan’s early years in New York, based on Elijah Wald’s book Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties. It begins with Dylan’s first stop after he arrives from Minnesota, a visit to see Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), who was paralyzed and …
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