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Starring Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, and Noah Emmerich Directed by J. J. Abrams Rated PG-13 for for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use 1 hour 52 minutes While I have been disappointed with other big budget summer films (see Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger [...]

I just checked out this book from the library detailing the history of Rock n’ Roll Movies. Here are the author’s rating and my ratings of the movies from the book that I have seen (in chronological order): The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Him: 3 stars/Me: 1 star) Grease (3/4) The Blues Brothers (1/4) Pink [...]

Starring Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, and (briefly) Louis Armstrong Directed by Gene Kelly Rated G 2 hours 28 minutes It always seemed like I should have seen this classic musical, but I had never gotten around to it until my kids started asking about the movie Wall-E was watching in his “house.” It [...]

Starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Wlash, James Cromwell, Kevin Connolly, and Scott Glenn Directed by Randall Wallace Rate PG for brief mild language 2 hours 3 minutes This movie is a lot like Titanic. No, seriously… hear me out. In both movies I knew what was going to happen in the end, but I [...]

Documentary Directed by Michael Moore Rated R for Language 2 hours 7 minutes After taking on America’s health care system in Sicko, Michael Moore turns his attention to the banking industry and the shrinking of the middle class. As is typical of Moore films, the subject is interesting and thought-provoking, the approach is somewhat humorous, [...]

Documentary Narrated by Matt Damon Produced, Written, and Directed by Charles Ferguson Rated PG-13 for some drug and sex-related material 1 hour 49 minutes We all know that there have been some unsettling economic times in this country recently, caused in part by the bursting of the housing bubble a couple of years ago. But [...]

Starring Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Aly Michalka, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, and Lisa Kudrow Directed by Will Gluck Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving teen sexuality, language and some drug material 1 hour 32 minutes Based on the cast and the references to The Scarlet Letter, I had hopes for this [...]

Documentary Directed by Seth Gordon, Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Rated PG-13 for elements of violence, sexuality/nudity, drugs and brief strong language 1 hour 33 minutes Freakonomics the book (along with its sequel SuperFreakonomics) was unlike anything I’d ever read.  It revealed relationships and causes of human behaviors (incentives) that [...]

Documentary Directed by Patrick Creadon Rated PG for some thematic elements 1 hour 30 minutes The people that brought you Wordplay and Super Size Me made this documentary about our growing national debt crisis. It offers a nonpartisan historical perspective of our nation’s debt and its causes. The whole thing is a bit depressing, but [...]