Posted on July 21, 2022 at 6:15 pm
It was a great pleasure to join my friend Roxana Hadadi on the Arch Campbell show to talk about “Nope,” James Caan, and what we like and don’t like in movies and television this week!
Posted on July 20, 2022 at 3:58 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language throughout and some violence/bloody images |
| Profanity: | Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol, vaping |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended science fiction peril and violence, characters injured and killed, very graphic and bloody images, jump scares |
| Diversity Issues: | Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: | July 22, 2022 |
Yep. This is one scary movie. Jordan Peele’s new film, “NOPE” does not have the depth of cultural commentary of his Oscar-winning script for “Get Out” or his follow-up, “Us,” but it is a smart, scary movie with a strong storyline, great performances, and clever details. Plus, it’s shot on IMAX and Peele, cinematographer Hoyte …
Posted on July 14, 2022 at 5:25 pm
C-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for substance abuse, strong language, suggestive material, and smoking. |
| Profanity: | Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Explicit sexual situations, attempted rape |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol and drunkenness |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Domestic violence, attempted rape, murder |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | July 15, 2022 |
| Date Released to DVD: | September 12, 2022 |
I have to begin by apologizing to the vast group of readers who adore the book, Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, a record-breaking publishing phenomenon that remains on the best-seller list four years after it was released. Those fans are hoping the film will deliver the essential elements of the book, the lyrical …
Posted on July 14, 2022 at 3:20 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG |
| Profanity: | Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Some alcohol and tipsiness |
| Violence/ Scariness: | References to wartime deaths and injuries |
| Diversity Issues: | Class issues |
| Date Released to Theaters: | July 14, 2022 |
“To be possessed is an admirable reason for possessing,” wrote Dorothy L. Sayers. Blaise Pascal said, “the heart has its reasons which reason does not know.” Those who are lucky enough to want some special object not for prestige but purely for love and a deep connection to the item’s artistry or history will understand …
Posted on July 10, 2022 at 5:48 pm
From my father, Newton N. Minow, published today on Medium. “Do you know anything about telecommunications satellites?” It was my first day at the Federal Communications Commission, where I had just been appointed Chairman by President John F. Kennedy. It was 1961 and I was 35 years old. The question came from one of the …
