Posted on January 15, 2016 at 7:00 am
Many thanks to Rawdon Messenger, CEO of TeenSafe, who answered my questions about keeping tweens and teens safe online. At what age do most kids get their first cell phone or iPad? The age is getting younger and younger. Pew predicts that 90% of 6 year olds will have a smartphone by 2020. We are …
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Posted on January 14, 2016 at 5:56 pm
A-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for disturbing violent content, and some graphic nudity |
| Profanity: | Racist language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Intense and deeply disturbing Holocaust atrocities including shooting, gas chambers, graphic images |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | January 15, 2016 |
| Date Released to DVD: | April 25, 2016 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B01BZBOA30 |
As we move past the time when there are living witnesses to the Holocaust who can tell us their stories, we need more than ever voices like first-time writer/director László Nemes to tell the stories. I know there are those who will shrug sheepishly and say that they just can’t handle another one. But each …
Posted on January 14, 2016 at 5:46 pm
“Norm of the North” is not awful, but it is also not special, not new, not funny, and not that interesting. The script is over-plotted but under-written, with confusing detours and uneven tone. It’s as though instead of coming up with an actual story the writers tried to assemble a formula from successful animated films …
Posted on January 14, 2016 at 9:23 am
The Oscar nominees for 2016 are out! Best Motion Picture The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Spotlight Best Actor Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Matt Damon, The Martian Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Best Actress Cate Blanchett, Carol Brie …
Posted on January 14, 2016 at 8:52 am
The great British actor Alan Rickman has died at age 69, a sad loss for fans throughout the world. He first came to wide attention and acclaim as the bad guy in the original Die Hard, a performance so sensational it set the standard for action movie villains ever since. I wrote about one scene …
