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Deadpool

Deadpool

Posted on February 8, 2016 at 3:58 pm

B+
Lowest Recommended Age: Mature High Schooler
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity
Profanity: Constant very strong and crude language and sexual references
Nudity/ Sex: Graphic and crude sexual references and explicit situations
Alcohol/ Drugs: Drinking, scenes in bar, medical torture
Violence/ Scariness: Intense comic book action violence with many characters injured and killed, some disturbing and graphic images
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: February 12, 2016
Date Released to DVD: May 9, 2016
Amazon.com ASIN: B01BLS9E2Y

Frankly, exuberantly nasty — in the nicest possible way, Deadpool is not your father’s superhero. That is, unless your father is more like “Who’s your daddy?” all snarky wisecracks, 90’s pop culture references, and joyous mayhem. Deadpool is the po-mo superhero, so self-aware he knows he’s in a comic book, or now, a movie. A …

Trailer: Screenagers, a Documentary About 21st Century Kids and Their Devices

Posted on February 8, 2016 at 8:00 am

Every parent should see “Screenagers,” which explores the unprecedented challenges families face over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Insights from authors and brain scientists provide a context for thoughts about how to best empower kids to navigate the digital world.

The People and Movies That Inspired “Hail, Caesar!”

Posted on February 7, 2016 at 3:57 pm

The Coen brothers love old movies, and we see evidence of that in many of their films, including “Barton Fink,” about a hapless playwright who come to Hollywood to write movies in the 1940’s, and with their remakes of the heist films “The Ladykiller” and “Gambit.” With “Hail, Caesar!” they pay loving tribute to the …