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Posted on December 8, 2022 at 5:38 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for sexual content, language and brief violence |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations including predatory behavior |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol, smoking, medication |
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Racist mob violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 9, 2022 |
“Empire of Light” has such enticing visuals and such thoughtful performances it can almost lull audiences into forgetting that the storyline and characters are like pieces from different jigsaw puzzles. They never come together. And, more problematic, they are two-dimensional cardboard depictions, not the real thing or even a worthy substitute. The title refers to …
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Posted on December 8, 2022 at 5:06 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for drug use, thematic elements, and sexual content |
| Profanity: |
Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol and marijuana |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Illness and sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 9, 2022 |
TV Guide journalist Michael Ausiello fell in love with photographer Kit Cowan and wrote a book about their life together and Kit’s death from cancer called Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies. Like Love Story, we know from the beginning that we will be crying at the end. But we expect that it will be a …
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Posted on December 1, 2022 at 5:15 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not rated |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol and drugs |
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Apocalyptic themes |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel White Noise won the National Book Award for fiction. It was an apocalyptic satire about a couple in an academic community who both have a sense of dread and fear of death, and what happens when a toxic cloud causes a massive evacuation. Pretty much everyone agreed that it was un-filmable …
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Posted on November 22, 2022 at 7:55 am
There are some great Thanksgiving movies for adults. And here are some for the whole family to share. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving This is the one with the famous episode about Charlie Brown trying to kick the football Lucy keeps snatching away from him. And Peppermint Patty invites herself to Charlie Brown’s house for Thanksgiving …
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Posted on November 21, 2022 at 12:00 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for action/perio and thematic elements |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Fantasy peril |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
November 22, 2022 |
Disney’s gorgeously animated, thrilling, and tender “Strange World” is a treat, with all of the fabulously imaginative artistry and all of the heart of Disney’s best. The world it shows us might be strange in some of its elements, but it is very familiar at its core to anyone who has ever been in a …
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