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Max

Max

Posted on June 25, 2015 at 5:51 pm

“Max” is a good, old-fashioned story of a boy and a dog who mend each other’s broken hearts.  It is heartwarming without getting treacly, and frank without getting too disturbing.  And it has adventure, romance, loss, and something to say about what we should ask of ourselves and each other.  It is one of the …

Big Game

Big Game

Posted on June 25, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Yes, it is basically “Die Hard” and “Under Siege” in the mountains of Finland, if Bruce Willis was a kid on a rite-of-passage solo hunting trip.  And instead of executive hostages in a big office building, the kid has to save the President of the United States, who has been ejected from Air Force One …

Infinitely Polar Bear

Infinitely Polar Bear

Posted on June 25, 2015 at 5:36 pm

B+
Lowest Recommended Age: High School
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language
Profanity: Very strong language
Nudity/ Sex: Sexual references and non-explicit situations
Alcohol/ Drugs: Drinking, smoking
Violence/ Scariness: Family tension
Diversity Issues: A theme of the movie
Date Released to Theaters: June 19, 2015
Date Released to DVD: January 4, 2016
Amazon.com ASIN: B016UTP3V0

“Infinitely Polar Bear” is the term a young girl uses in this film for bipolar disorder, the mental illness that her father struggled with as he cared for his daughters. It indicates that this sensitive, touching story reflects the perspective of the children who lived with him. Writer/director Maya Forbes based the film on her …

Ted 2

Ted 2

Posted on June 25, 2015 at 5:22 pm

“Subtle” is not a word that naturally comes to mind for a movie that features a bong in the shape of male genitalia (which is more powerful — the longing for weed or the ew-factor of a straight guy who does not want to appear to be sucking on a dong-shaped bong)?  Or for a …