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Posted on June 16, 2022 at 5:54 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Pregnancy |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended sci-fi peril and cartoon-style violence, sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 17, 2022 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
September 12, 2022 |
Watch carefully in Lightyear for a moment just for those kids born in in the 80s who were the first digital natives. A cartridge inserted into a computer deck is not working correctly, and Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans taking over from Tim Allen) has to fix it. What does he do? Say it with me, …
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Posted on June 16, 2022 at 5:44 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language and some sexual content |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol, drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Miscarriage, some scuffles, bullies |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 17, 2022 |
This summer’s Sundance charmer is “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” the festival’s audience favorite. It is written, directed, produced, and co-edited by Cooper Raiff, who stars as Andrew, at a loss following his graduation from Tulane. His girlfriend has gone to Barcelona on a Fulbright scholarship and her social media suggests that she has moved on. …
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Posted on June 16, 2022 at 5:24 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for for some language and suggestive reference |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Some alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 17, 2022 |
Hey parents! Next time your kids tell you that they’ll never need math, show them “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” based on the true story of a retiree who used math to figure out a loophole in the state lottery and won $26 million. If it pads out the storyline a bit, that’s okay because …
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Posted on June 9, 2022 at 5:45 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some strong language and smoking |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: |
Class issues are a theme in the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 3, 2022 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
August 30, 2022 |
I’m going to appropriate a term used for the mystery novels set in England where everyone sits down for tea with the vicar to discuss the latest clues — “cozies” — and use it for the Britain-set stories of irresistibly pixie-ish charm. And within that genre is a sub-genre that, to an American, seems quintessentially …
Continue reading “The Phantom of the Open”
Posted on June 8, 2022 at 12:36 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended and intense sci-fi peril, scary monsters, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
June 10, 2022 |
The most important lesson from “Jurassic World: Dominion” is that as terrifying and deadly as dinosaurs can be, there are some forces even more scary. One is that movie standard villain, the corporate CEO who will stop at nothing to dominate the world. The other is a very, very angry 12 year old girl. But …
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