Posted on March 26, 2017 at 8:00 am
The Swan Princess is back, with an all-new feature length movie! Get ready to go on an undercover detective adventure when The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover arrives for the first time on DVD March 28, 2017 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The newest installment follows the enchanting tale of young Princess Alise and her friends …
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Posted on March 25, 2017 at 9:15 pm
My friend and fellow critic Matt Fagerholm has an excellent essay at rogerebert.com about the adorable new Netflix series “Julie’s Greenroom,” starring Julie Andrews, the Muppets, and a dazzling gallery of guest stars. Andrews has a natural chemistry with her pint-sized students, treating them as she would any human performer, while gently reprimanding her mischievous …
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Posted on March 24, 2017 at 3:52 pm
Oscar-winner Melissa Leo plays atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair, who infuriated people across America when she successfully sued to stop having religious prayers in public schools. She became a major public figure, often appearing in the media to provoke or debate people of faith. She and her son and granddaughter were kidnapped and murdered. For more …
Posted on March 23, 2017 at 5:28 pm
C| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, language, and for some crude humor |
| Profanity: | Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Teen drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended sci-fi peril and violence, some disturbing images, explosions, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: | Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: | March 24, 2017 |
| Date Released to DVD: | June 26, 2017 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B0727PMH49 |
Why why why why why make the popular series for children into a PG-13 movie? Why emphasize that decision in the very first scene with a crude joke about bovine body parts? Why drag the origin story on for an hour so we don’t get to the good stuff about the powers of the Power …
Posted on March 23, 2017 at 3:40 pm
Director David Batty is best known for documentaries, but he also made four simultaneous films about the life of Jesus (played by Selva Rasalingam) with every word from each of the gospels. I spoke to him about “The Gospel of Mark,” now available on DVD. What is the most important thing you look for when …
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