Kids say ( 65 ): This movie will make you fall in love with romantic comedies again. It's not so much that Crazy Rich Asians ' storyline is original as it is well done; it rarely goes for the cliché. Romcoms have a tendency to portray their heroines as somewhat bumbling, not quite having their act together.Our review: Parents say ( 1 ): Kids say ( 1 ): This is a perfectly capable musical biopic, that is well-made and well-performed, but brings nothing new to a story so well-documented through the tabloids. Back to Black 's director Sam Taylor-Johnson is a safe pair of hands, and she handles the subject matter with delicacy and sensitivity.Our review: Parents say ( 27 ): Kids say ( 55 ): With gleefully excessive violence and little depth, this oversized action thriller executes its many moving parts with skill, but it's Pitt's dopey, languid performance that keeps the balance. Directed by David Leitch and based on a novel by Kotaro Isaka, Bullet Train is a little like a multiple ...Parents Need to Know. Parents need to know that Ready Player One is director Steven Spielberg's much-anticipated adaptation of Ernest Cline's near-future sci-fi adventure novel about an avid gamer (Tye Sheridan) who spends most of his time in the Oasis, a virtual reality universe/multi-user game.Expect both virtual (i.e.,…Black Widow. By Tara McNamara, Common Sense Media Reviewer. age 12+. Strong women in ScarJo superhero film; violence, language. Movie PG-13 2021 133 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 12+ 43 reviews.The movie is about high school kids and high school relationships. It's exaggerated a high school lifestyle. This movie is not appropriate for Middle School age and under. Show more. This title has: Too much sex. Too much swearing. Too much drinking/drugs/smoking. 1 person found this helpful.Parents say( 29 ): Kids say( 34 ): Wish is cute and fun to watch, especially once you realize that it's a hat tip to all of the Disney Animation movies that have come before it. But this 100th anniversary musical also feels a bit like AI's answer to the prompt: "Make a Disney Animation movie for the modern day."Based on 12 parent reviews. Marcia S. Parent of 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15-year-old. May 17, 2024. age 5+. Could have been 5 Star! My family enjoyed this movie; however, it would have been great if the script didn’t call for the cast and characters to flippantly use God’s name. There was absolutely no need.Trolls Band Together. By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media Reviewer. age 6+. Cheery threequel is silly, sweet fun; some innuendo, peril. Movie PG 2023 92 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 12+ 37 reviews.His penchant for absurdity is unmistakable, but Poor Things is filled with the kind of sunshine and humanist fabling that at times feels discordant with his natural timbre and perspective. The creature at this film's center, Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), is a young woman who's brought back to life by Dr. Goodwin Baxter (a perfectly Karloffian ...Really funny, very enjoyable, but quite profane. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an action/comedy film starring Nicolas Cage as… himself, well, sort of. Keep in mind, although this site says I'm an adult, I am only 18; therefore my mindset will likely have more in common with teen reviews. The bromance between the lead characters ...Our review: Parents say ( 7 ): Kids say ( 39 ): Just as mismatched as Anger Management 's odd couple are the film's two competing scripts. The original script is credited to first-timer David Dorfman. Contributed by producer-star Adam Sandler, the second "script" has many pre-adolescent jokes about body parts and their functions and a lot of ...By Betsy Bozdech, Common Sense Media Reviewer. age 6+. Creative, clever story about big feelings has peril, scares. Movie PG 2015 102 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 8+ 146 reviews.Feb 27, 2024 · With Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Vicki Pepperdine, Ramy Youssef. An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.Based on 23 parent reviews. John M. Parent of 10-year-old. March 24, 2023. age 13+. A fun adventure with humor, emotion, action and a couple of scares. Was mostly tongue-in-check, not too serious, although a bit of sadness and also some evil characters. A bit of swearing including "sh*t" being said several times.Overall, "Downsizing" is an entertaining and thought-provoking film, but with a different casting choice for the lead, it could have been even better. Mark Wahlburg would have added a new layer of depth to the character, making him more relatable to audiences and adding more authenticity to the role. Show more.Kids say ( 264 ): Pixar has brought to life a multi-generational odd couple in a film that's visually stunning, surprisingly touching, and unsurprisingly delightful. After nine films, Pixar's legend is well known; it's the only studio with a perfect record both commercially (each of its releases has grossed more than $150 million) and critically.Our review: Parents say ( 143 ): Kids say ( 330 ): The film remains light and breezy, never taking time travel too seriously, and both romance and science defer to adventure. That said, the sci-fi subplot never disappears for more than a scene or two.Opens the door to discussions about sexism, then and now. This movie was a lot of fun to watch, and gave us lots to talk about afterward. As other reviews have mentioned, there are crude words and jokes throughout, and Tom Hanks is drunk for much of the movie. (His drunkenness not incidental--it's a central plot point.)February 15, 2024. age 18+. While this movie has a thrilling tone, the story can be quite harmful towards younger ages because it does a times glorify inappropriate romantic (and sexual) relations. My daughter who is 12 years old loves Jenna Ortega, so naturally, she was interested in this movie.Parents need to know that Ron's Gone Wrong is an animated adventure about an 11-year-old boy named Barney (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) who receives a "defective" robot named Ron (Zach Galifianakis) as a birthday present.Together, they write their own code about friendship that makes Ron one of a kind. The movie explores issues of class (Barney is the last person in his school to get a B*Bot ...Dec 8, 2023 · In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone is Adam, in a sense, the product of a modern Prometheus, who will drive men wild. Which is both the funniest and pointed aspect of her picaresque tale.What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Positive Messages. Movie struggles with whether the serum is a gift o. Positive Role Models. Michael Morbius is arguably the hero, or perhaps a. Diverse Representations. All diverse representation is in supporting cast, Violence & Scariness. Biting, slashing with claws.Our review: Parents say Not yet rated Rate movie. Kids say ( 7 ): If the objective of Love & Gelato was to display every romantic coming-of-age movie cliché known to man, it succeeded. Better movies in this category have provided guides to growing up, but a miscast lead, poor direction, and mediocre writing overshadow any such attempt here.Parents need to know that Poor Things is director Yorgos Lanthimos' sexually explicit adaptation of an award-winning Frankenstein-like novel by the late Alasdair Gray. Emma Stone stars as Bella Baxter, an unorthodox scientist and the reanimated creation of a surgeon.The pace was quite slow and the story was not near as good and engaging as I'd hoped. However, Kirsten Dunst was terrific and Ryan Gosling was great playing a couple. Excellent acting but poor story. No excitement what so ever, even when the two are in love. Just a dark story about an unsolved murder.Our review: Parents say ( 7 ): Kids say ( 31 ): Not every viewer will be willing or able to sit through two and a half hours of epic, bloody, graphically violent war reenactments. But those who do make it through this third film version (and the first in German) of the classic German novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, will be rewarded with ...Made at the peak of Cruise's career in the 1980s, Top Gun is still exciting to watch. For all of the serious drama in the film, it's also heavy on action and charisma. Adults of a certain age will remember how it spawned a fashion movement of aviator glasses and bomber jackets and what a huge star Cruise was.Perhaps the only enjoyable part of this movie is watching Anne Hathaway in a complex, twisted psychological thriller. But otherwise, this movie is dark psychological "pornography" ( no actual sex scenes, no nudity, but abusive sexual themes). Set in the 1960’s , the main character Eileen is a lonely social misfit.The show leans on edgy content and at least one mo. Positive Role Models. Rick teases and torments Morty into submission, su. Violence & Scariness. Many scenes are violent, though the animation styl. Sex, Romance & Nudity. Morty's unrequited lust for a classmate is common. Language. "Hell" and "damn" are frequent flyers.Review. Review 'Poor Things Credits: Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe. Rating/Runtime: R for strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity ...Paced well and wild graphics. Pretty intense story line, including loss of the main characters father and disturbing dreams, but compared to other offerings in the movie culture pretty mild in comparison. Themes were present that would entertain adults as well as kids. Kids listed in review are actually grandkids ages 7, 13 and 15.Parents need to know that Scream is a 1996 teen slasher movie that parodies the horror genre. It's self-aware, with constant references to other films -- When a Stranger Calls, Friday the 13th, Halloween, and The Silence of the Lambs, to name a few -- and the rules and stereotypes they're built upon. The movie's lack of diversity reflects this, with all the characters being White ...Parents need to know that Black Panther is the first film in the Marvel cinematic universe to center on a superhero of color: African prince-turned-king T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), aka the Black Panther.As in all superhero movies, there's plenty of violence -- in this case, mostly brutal hand-to-hand combat that gets quite intense, with bloody injuries and even …Our review: Parents say( 22 ): Kids say( 84 ): It's not perfect, but this is a very enjoyable popcorn movie, sumptuously and excitingly filmed, and rousingly entertaining. The action sequences play well, and Gibson delivers, as always. He's utterly compelling in The Patriot, whether he's grimly dispatching an enemy, looking tenderly at a tiny ...Apr 7, 2024 · The Favourite is a disturbing mess, and I love it. The Favourite centers around a frail queen, Queen Anne, (played acceptionaly by Olivia Coleman) and her friend, Sarah Churchill (Another fine performance from Rachel Weisz), governs the country in her stead, while tending to the Queens trauma and sickness. When a new servant, Abigail Masham ...Our review: Parents say ( 4 ): Kids say ( 16 ): Neeson's fourth pairing with director Jaume Collet-Serra, this thriller is far from great, but the duo's usual blend of non-stop action and silly suspense still works like crazy. (Their previous collaborations are Unknown, Non-Stop, and Run All Night.)Poor Things, the latest from The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos, just premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it has received nothing but rave reviews.Critics are especially praising the performance by Emma Stone, who plays a reanimated woman navigating the world during the Victorian era.The first reviews also highlight what is sure to be the other talking point with Poor Things: the ...There's punching and kicking, there's spear-chucking and shock wave blasting, and there are apparent deaths from said physical conflict—but all of it is very cartoon-like. The violence depicted is beyond the curtain separating a viewer's reality from the elements of this movie that require suspension of disbelief.Don't Bother. My child didn't watch this, but no child should. Other than the terrible acting, poor storyline, and poor effects. It's centered around an extremely shallow and angry teenage girl who uses her looks to be the ring leader of a group of boys (one who is much much younger) to cyber bully others.Our review: Parents say ( 18 ): Kids say ( 65 ): This is the film that sky-rocketed Smith to blockbuster action-hero status; it's clever, intensely thrilling, and, if you can recognize the stock stereotypes and movie plots, very funny. Independence Day harks back to the classic alien-invasion movies of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the ...age 17+. Based on 88 parent reviews. pooperheros Adult. October 14, 2022. age 18+. So many cuss words and also a bit racist. And it's Toy story but food at a store. I really do not recommend this movie for kids or adults or any person with …Our review: Parents say ( 38 ): Kids say ( 60 ): Sadly, this fifth chapter in the Conjuring franchise is, despite a temptingly promising locale/premise, nowhere near as scary, inspired, or coherent as its predecessors. The Nun boasts a strong cast -- led by Oscar nominee Bichir and Farmiga (the younger sister of Vera Farmiga, who played ...What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Parents need to know that King Richard is a moving, entertaining sports biopic about Richard Williams (Will Smith), the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. Dialogue includes swearing ("s--t," "hell," and "ass"), as well as slurs like "nigga." There are also scenes of gang violence ...Sing. By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media Reviewer. age 7+. Musical has great songs, slapstick laughs, mixed messages. Movie PG 2016 108 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 7+ 83 reviews.extremely cliche, poor direction and screenplay, good performances. Inspired by the most notorious missing person's case in New York history, ALL GOOD THINGS is a love story and murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s. well i saw this movie which is based on a true story of unsolved murder case ...Play a DVD on a laptop using the built-in disc drive or an external USB-enabled disc drive. The laptop must have a default media player such as Windows Media Player or VLC installe...Kids say ( 109 ): James Cameron 's crowd-pleasing sequel is a spectacular technical achievement that, while overlong, manages to dazzle the senses enough to prove that the director is still a visionary. Avatar: The Way of Water isn't a movie you see for its layered, complicated plot. The storyline is simple, and the dialogue is mostly ...Zootopia means well, and some representations, such as having Judy as a determined female lead or Shakira voicing the flawless diva Gazelle, generally succeed. Voice actors of color in supporting roles include Idris Elba, Octavia Spencer, and Tommy Chong. But when the film tries to tackle racism using an animal metaphor, it sends conflicting messages: It …Parents need to know that Rebecca, based on the same novel as the 1940 Hitchcock film, is a mature mystery with more psychological than graphic content. The main character feels out of place as the new wife of a wealthy man, and her new home feels haunted by her husband's much-remembered first wife. A….Wide shot of man. Teen vapes, sharing with an adult. Adult smokes ci. Parents need to know that Leave the World Behind is an end-of-the-world thriller based on Rumaan Alam's bestselling book about two families holed up in a remote rental house after a mysterious cyberattack. It's downbeat but so well-crafted that it maintains a gripping ...A teen boy is shown sneaking into his bedroom, spr. Parents Need to Know. Parents need to know that Meet the Parents is a 2000 movie in which Robert DeNiro plays an overprotective and snooping father to a daughter who has brought home a boyfriend played by Ben Stiller who is well-intentioned and eager to win her father's affections but seems to ...The film is consistently very violent and is heavy on the language. There are also brief scenes of drug use, but the main concern is the extreme amounts of suspense and unknowing of the kids safety. VIOLENCE: SEVERE 2 kids fight, they throw several punches towards each other before one is punched to the ground.In today’s digital age, the way we consume media has drastically changed. Gone are the days when we relied solely on cable subscriptions to watch our favorite movies and TV shows. ...Parents say ( 16 ): Kids say ( 67 ): THE GRUDGE is one of those "Don't go into the house" movies, a remake of a popular Japanese horror film by Takashi Shimizu, the writer/director of the original. Shimizu makes good use of shifts in time to pull us into what little story there is.Cartoonish violence. During the animated sequences. Parents need to know that Osmosis Jones is a mix of live-action and animation, and is also a mix of puerile humor and cartoonish violence. While the animated sequences are imaginative, and Bill Murray is always entertaining, there is vomiting, pimple popping, snot, and flatulence.Our review: Parents say ( 38 ): Kids say ( 60 ): Sadly, this fifth chapter in the Conjuring franchise is, despite a temptingly promising locale/premise, nowhere near as scary, inspired, or coherent as its predecessors. The Nun boasts a strong cast -- led by Oscar nominee Bichir and Farmiga (the younger sister of Vera Farmiga, who played ...The movie examines the relationship between mother and child, and between friends. It shows how damaged relationships can be repaired. It shows that we as parents need to give our kids freedoms; if we are overbearing, it will cause more rebellion. It shows kids how to manage their emotions.Red Dawn. This is a review for the movie Red Dawn. This movie is directed by Dan Bradley, starring Chris Hemsworth and Josh Peck. This movie is based on the 1984 movie of the same title. The basic idea of this movie is that the United States gets invaded and nearly conquered by the North Koreans. Hemsworth and Peck’s characters and a few .... Parents say ( 78 ): Kids say ( 267 ): This is a good-natured,In today’s digital age, movie marketing h Frankie Murdoch is a character in the movie “Frankie and Alice,” where the main character Frankie suffers from split personality disorder. This movie stars Halle Berry, who plays t... Kids say ( 390 ): Director Stanley Kubrick can make your own livin It's also a very funny movie, hilarious at every level, from school-age snickers to good-natured teen snarkiness to subtle grown-up laughter. Bird himself plays the funniest character in the film, the supersuit designer Edna Mode. Most of all, though, the movie has wisdom and tons of heart.by Christopher Campbell | September 1, 2023 | Comments. TAGGED AS: First Reviews, movies, Venice Film Festival. Poor Things, the latest from The … Vo. Parents need to know that Halloween E...
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