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Posted on October 31, 2021 at 9:39 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for fantasy violence and action, brief sexuality, and some language |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended superhero peril and violence, many characters injured and killed, scary monsters, weapons, some disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
Exceptionally diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
November 6, 2021 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
February 14, 2022 |
I’m sorry to tell you The Eternals is a mess. I’m sorry because I like Marvel movies and I like the writer/director Chloé Zhao and I wanted to love it. I did almost love parts of it, but other parts are truly disappointing which is why it is a mess. At least that is better …
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Posted on October 26, 2021 at 8:00 am
Happy Halloween! Halloween gives kids a thrilling opportunity to act out their dreams and pretend to be characters with great power. But it can also be scary and even overwhelming for the littlest trick-or-treaters. An introduction to the holiday with videos from trusted friends can help make them feel comfortable and excited about even the …
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Posted on October 21, 2021 at 5:21 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images, sequences of strong violence, and suggestive material |
| Profanity: |
Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Suggestive references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Sci-fi drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended peril and violence, monsters, guns, knives, many characters injured and killed including major characters and sad death of a parent, some scary and graphic images |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 22, 2021 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
January 10, 2022 |
If some of the elements of “Dune” feel familiar to you, it is because the book series it is based on was published in the 1960s and epics have been drawing from it ever since, just as it drew on Hero With a Thousand Faces legends of young heroes up against impossible odds and evil …
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Posted on October 21, 2021 at 5:15 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for some rude material, thematic elements and language |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some peril nd violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 22, 2021 |
“Ron’s Gone Wrong,” the first feature from Locksmith Animation, has excellent voice talent but average character design and storyline. And it is unfortunately similar in theme to other films including the recent and much better “Mitchells vs. the Machines.” Its heart is in the right place and it is reasonably entertaining for children but forgettable. …
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Posted on October 20, 2021 at 10:00 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language, graphic nudity, and some sexual references |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Peril and violence including kidnapping of a child and a shoot-out, student uprising |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
October 22, 2021 |
The dictionary has two conflicting definitions for the word “precious,” and both apply to writer/director Wes Anderson’s films as a group and to his latest, “The French Dispatch” especially. “Precious” can mean very valuable or important, deserving of being carefully preserved. And it can also mean excessively refined or affected. If you are an Anderson …
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