Posted on September 2, 2021 at 8:51 pm
All fans of classic films and film comedy will appreciate The Marx Brothers Council, an outstanding podcast devoted to Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and sometimes Zeppo Marx. A great episode to begin with is this one, including a fascinating interview with Hanna Mira, who shows Marx Brothers and other classic films to her students at a …
Posted on September 2, 2021 at 10:00 am
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some strong language and thematic elements |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | References to adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Terrorist attack, tragic loss of life and injury, tense and emotional confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: | Class issues are a theme in the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | August 27, 2021 |
What is life worth? Who gets to decide? Most of us prefer not to think about it. For a few of us, mostly lawyers, insurers, and those in government, it is their job. I had that job for a while when I was in the government, looking at questions like: “Should we prohibit a particular …
Posted on September 1, 2021 at 4:36 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | 4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Not rated |
| Profanity: | None |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | References to the stresses of international adoption |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of he movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | August 28, 2021 |
Sometimes everything comes down to a struggle between order and chaos. Lily Hevesh’s constructions made of dominoes are both, in the tradition of Tibetan monks making intricate sand Mandelas and then wiping them away, or artist Andy Goldsworthy making art from ice knowing it will melt. She spends hours, even days assembling her dominos so …
Posted on August 31, 2021 at 12:47 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and language |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Mild |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Some alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended peril and violence, martial arts, weapons, explosions, monsters, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: | Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: | September 3, 2021 |
Marvel’s first Asian superhero gets an exciting, heartfelt origin story in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” The character first appeared in 1973, created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, inspired by the television series “Kung Fu,” and the career of Bruce Lee, which had created a great interest in Chinese …
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Posted on August 26, 2021 at 5:01 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for some sexual references and language |
| Profanity: | Extended very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Sexual references and explicit situations and non-explicit situations, child molestation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Themes include pandemic, sad death of a parent, grief, fear |
| Diversity Issues: | Class issues are a theme in the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | August 27, 2021 |
This is a safe place, so let’s all admit it. This has been a crazy time and as someone once said, crazy times call for crazy solutions. And sometimes that means we have to go a little crazy to get through it. Some of us strengthened our ties with our families, some strained them, and …
