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Posted on June 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence/action, some suggestive material, and language |
| Profanity: |
Strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Crude sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Character is an alcoholic, played for humor |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended and graphic fantasy violence including swords, explosions, falls, and guns, scary monsters, sad death of parent, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 5, 2026 |
I’m not sure who the intended audience is for this new live-action version of the popular 1980s cartoon series based on, or, more accurately, intended to sell a group of Mattel action figures. I don’t think the filmmakers were sure who it was intended for, either. That is both the strength and the weakness of …
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Posted on June 1, 2026 at 6:06 am
The big summer movies are coming! We’ve got big new movies from some of the most creative directors in Hollywood. Christopher Nolan takes one one of the oldest epics in the Western canon, The Odyssey. And Steven Spielberg brings us back to the world of extra-terrestrials (possibly not as friendly as the ones in”E.T.” or …
Continue reading “Summer Movies 2026: Sequels and Remakes, Book Adaptations, Extra-Terrestrials, Romance, Superheroes, Pixar, Comedy, and RuPaul!”
Posted on May 24, 2026 at 10:28 am
Memorial Day is more than the beginning of summer; it is a day to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. I hope you can take some time to think of those we have lost. Turner Classic Movies has an excellent line-up of classic films. Some more movies to pay your respects: The Outpost was …
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Posted on May 21, 2026 at 5:22 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended sci-fi action, peril, and violence, sci-fi weapons, blasters, swords, explosions, very scary monsters |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 22, 2026 |
If the words “Mandalorian” and “Grogu” are unfamiliar to you, but you like sci-fi/action movies with a warm heart and visual imagination plus exciting fight scenes and crazy monsters are more important than “Project Hail Mary”-style scientific authenticity, you will enjoy “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” If you are a fan of the Star Wars universe …
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Posted on May 14, 2026 at 5:54 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
MPAA for sexual references, alcohol use, language throughout, brief graphic nudity, and teen drinking |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief nudity, sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Teen drinking, drugs and drug dealing |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril and violence, crotch hits, car crash |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 15, 2026 |
Four high school seniors impulsively “borrow” a driver’s ed car from their school and go off on a journey to Chapel Hill in a movie from director Bobby Farrelly that just about makes up for its predictability with its unpretentiousness. This is a “just go with it” movie, with paper-thin characters and contrived situations, but …
Continue reading “Driver’s Ed”
