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Posted on December 14, 2022 at 5:46 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Skimpy clothing, references to paternity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended, intense, sometimes graphic peril and violence, characters injured, sad death of a family member |
| Diversity Issues: |
A metaphorical theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 16, 2022 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
June 19, 2023 |
Although writer/director James Cameron has made some of the most innovative and financially successful movies of all time, including “Terminator,” “Titanic,” and the original “Avatar,” he has said that his real passion is oceans and joked that his movie career is to fund his explorations of the world under water. He brought those two passions …
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Posted on December 14, 2022 at 1:15 pm
I’m a very proud voting member of the Critics Choice organization (formerly the Broadcast Film Critics Association), and the quality of these nominations recognizing the best, most creative, most meaningful, and most significant films of 2022 is a fitting tribute to the hard work of the filmmakers. Be sure to join us as we announce …
Continue reading “Critics Choice Announces Nominations: Everything Everywhere and the Fabelmans Lead”
Posted on December 14, 2022 at 8:11 am
By all means, watch the classics! One of the sweetest family traditions is sharing favorites like “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “White Christmas,” “A Christmas Story,” “Elf,” “Home Alone,” and my favorite, “A Christmas Carol” (I watch the MCM, Alistair Sim, and Mr. Magoo versions every year, usually the Muppets version, too.) And then there are …
Continue reading “More Christmas Movies You Might Have Missed”
Posted on December 13, 2022 at 10:39 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for smoking and some suggestive material |
| Profanity: |
Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief mild references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and drunkenness, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Terminal illness |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 7, 2023 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
April 11, 2023 |
An 1886 novella by Leo Tolstoy inspired Japanese director Akira Kurosawa to create one of the most acclaimed films of all time, “Ikiru,” in 1952. And now those two core works have inspired an extraordinarily wise and touching British film starring Bill Nighy called “Living,” with a screenplay by Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro. What has …
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Posted on December 12, 2022 at 8:11 am
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” cinched four major wins when The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their top honorees for 2022 this morning. A life-affirming, genre-traversing journey through the multiverse as experienced by a struggling working-class wife, mother, and laundromat owner, writer-directors Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert’s uniquely unclassifiable feature proved victorious …
Continue reading “Washington Area Film Critics Association Awards 2022: Everything Everywhere All At Once and More!”
