Tag: Rated PG-13

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): The gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel KNIVES OUT review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FORD v FERRARI review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Fox): Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in Ford v Ferarri, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel CHARLIE’S ANGELS review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): Director Elizabeth Banks takes the helm as the next generation of fearless Charlie’s Angels take flight. In Banks’ bold vision, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world’s smartest, bravest, and …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MIDWAY review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Midway centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers …

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Time for a Reel HARRIET review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Harriet …

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Time for a Reel THE CURRENT WAR review

About the film (courtesy of 101 Studios): Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai …

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Time for a Reel GEMINI MAN review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. Despite a couple of major box office stumbles such as Wild Wild West (1999) and …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AD ASTRA review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Fox): A paranoid thriller in space that follows Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) on a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe. Ad Astra is another of those movies where …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK review

About the film (courtesy of CBS Films): It’s l968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind…but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town …