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Posted on December 24, 2021 at 8:00 am
There are literally dozens of Christmas movies on television, not just on the Hallmark Channel, and I enjoy them. But I would not call them classics. Indeed, it’s hard to tell them apart. There have been some wonderful recent holiday films that deserve to be called classics. “Jingle Jangle” is a delightful musical with an …
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Posted on December 23, 2021 at 11:49 am
Dana Canedy’s book, A Journal for Jordan, is the story of her romance with First Sgt. Charles Monroe King, with excerpts from the journal he wrote for the son he would meet just once before he was killed in Iraq. It’s now a movie starring Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams, directed by Denzel Washington. …
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Posted on December 22, 2021 at 11:00 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for some rude material, mild peril/violence |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Mild crude humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some peril and threats of violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
Some humor about a disabled character |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 22, 2021 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
March 28, 2022 |
This sequel wisely jettisons the less interesting plot lines from the original, the backstories of the animals with dreams of singing before cheering audiences, in favor of what worked best the first time, the performances themselves. “Sing 2” is all about putting on a show, and it begins with a smashing version of Prince’s “Let’s …
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Posted on December 21, 2021 at 10:56 am
I had so much fun talking about “It’s a Wonderful Life” on its 75th anniversary for the Christmas Movies Actually podcast, especially about my interview with Marguerite Stern Robinson, the daughter of the man who wrote the original story for the film, and what she had in common with George Bailey.
Posted on December 18, 2021 at 12:00 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for some language and thematic elements |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kisses |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
References to child abuse and injury, tragic death of parents, family conflicts |
| Diversity Issues: |
Disabled character |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
December 17, 2021 |
Kurt Warner dreamed big. He tells us that from the time he was a young boy watching Joe Montana on television, he wanted to be an MVP quarterback in a team that won the Super Bowl. Perhaps as much of a long shot, when he was in college he fell in love with Brenda, a …
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