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Posted on April 16, 2026 at 5:05 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language and a sexual reference |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual reference |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
References to drinking and drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
References to sad deaths |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diversity issues raised |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
April 17, 2026 |
There are three problems in trying to make a documentary about Lorne Michaels, who created and continues to run “Saturday Night Live” (except for five years) now for more than half a century. The first is the many, many documentaries already made about the show and the people who have appeared on it, including Steve …
Continue reading “Lorne”
Posted on April 13, 2026 at 5:36 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Constant strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
April 17, 2026 |
According to a study I read recently, art collectors who spend a significant amount of money tend to fall into distinct categories. Some by for investment, as though the art is a more decorative stock portfolio. Some buy for personal branding: “See, I must be rich and important because I have a Picasso!” Some buy …
Continue reading “The Christophers”
Posted on April 2, 2026 at 3:31 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R |
| Profanity: |
Constant very strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and explicit scenes |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and drunkenness, heroin |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended discussion of school shootings, rifle, accident causes deafness |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
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April 3, 2026 |
Love is the great human adventure but it is also the great human conundrum, which is why it drives us crazy. And also by there are so many stories, songs, paintings, novels, and theories about it. We all want it. And we are all terrified about being vulnerable enough to accept it, knowing we might …
Continue reading “The Drama”
Posted on April 2, 2026 at 3:06 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for action, mild violence and rude humor |
| Profanity: |
Mild schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Fantasy/videogame peril and violence. kidnapping, imprisonment, fire |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
April 3, 2026 |
Fair warning. I have never played Super Mario and have only the slightest acquaintance with his world and characters. For me, the best part of the film was hearing the appreciative laughs and gasps of the fans in the theater who were very happy to recognize their favorite elements and anticipate how they would fit …
Continue reading “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie”
Posted on March 26, 2026 at 5:40 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Constant very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, strippers, prostitutes, brief nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Alcohol and drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Constant, intense, crime-violence, many graphic and disturbing images, guns, grenades |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
March 27, 2026 |
There’s a small genre of films I call “cheerfully nasty.” This is an ultra-violent story of hard-core featuring a time-traveling criminal who, between shoot-outs, has a serious conversation with his colleagues about whether Jess, Dean, or Logan is the best boyfriend for Rory. If you don’t know and appreciate that these are casual murderers who …
Continue reading “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice”
