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Posted on September 3, 2015 at 5:34 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence & action, sexual material, some language, a drug reference & thematic elements |
| Profanity: |
Brief mild language (b-word, s-word) |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, prostitution, skimpy clothes |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended action-style violence and peril, many characters injured and killed, some disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
September 4, 2015 |
It must be said. The refueled “Transporter” is very low octane. The original had some of the best chase scenes ever filmed and a star-making performance from Jason Statham. This reboot casts newcomer Ed Skrein who is the lower-priced spread to Statham’s artisanal butter. Skrein has bright blue eyes, cheekbones to die for, cute crooked …
Continue reading “The Transporter Refueled”
Posted on September 3, 2015 at 3:25 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language and sexual content |
| Profanity: |
Very strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and explicit situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense emotional confrontations, car accident |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
September 4, 2015 |
Katha Pollitt’s wry but bordering on scathing essay about taking her first driving lessons in her 50’s, after her partner of seven years left her for another woman has been turned into a softened but still trenchant film. Patricia Clarkson plays Wendy, a less ethnic and more friendly-sounding name than Katha, and perhaps a reference …
Continue reading “Learning to Drive”
Posted on September 3, 2015 at 2:20 pm
When the sad news came about the death of actor Dean Jones, those who remembered him most fondly mostly fell into two separate groups with not much overlap. Many baby boomers remembered him as the eternally fresh-faced star of Disney films like “The Love Bug” and “The Shaggy DA.” And Broadway musical fans remembered him …
Continue reading “Tribute: Dean Jones”
Posted on September 3, 2015 at 11:53 am
Many feature films have imagined what would happen if a real or apparent nuclear attack precipitated war. None of them came close to the real-life story told in this documentary from Kevin Costner about Stanislav Petrov, the Russian Lt. Colonel, who sacrificed everything by disobeying the chain of nuclear launch commands and saving millions of …
Continue reading “Trailer: The True Story of “The Man Who Saved the World””
Posted on September 2, 2015 at 3:55 pm
As kids go back to school, it’s a good time to establish some rules about screen time. My recommended rules are below. This is increasingly important as kids are surrounded by screens everywhere — and by adults who themselves have a problem staying away from their own phones and tablets. Psychology Today has a sobering …
Continue reading “What Screen Time Does to Developing Brains”
