Tag: Rated PG-13

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Time for a Reel KIN review

We’re right at the tail end of August which typically is a place where studios stick the movies that have a snowball’s chance in…well…summer of succeeding. Typically these are ones that couldn’t quite stand up to the big boys and girls in the school yard but might find some success in the area where the …

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Time for a Reel SEARCHING review

Have you ever had your life turned upside down in an instant, only to realize that you haven’t reached the worst part yet? The premise of the new mystery thriller, Searching, is going to put its best foot forward to make audiences feel exactly what I’ve described. John Cho has become quite the well-rounded actor …

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Time for a Reel OPERATION FINALE review

Throughout the history of time where man has walked the earth, there have been plenty of unspeakable acts committed against one another that defies rational explanation. Ripping a small portion from the history books is the biographical drama of the manhunt for the architect of the Jewish people’s darkest era in history. Operation Finale goes …

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Time for a Reel ALPHA review

We’ve always been told that dogs are man’s best friend. Where did that saying come from? Genetic lineage has already proven that today’s domesticated dogs are distant relatives of wolves. A new family adventure drama puts forth a story that will show where this legendary bond started. Alpha is that story. Young Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee) …

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Time for a Reel CRAZY RICH ASIANS review

Kevin Kwan is the author of the global bestselling novel, Crazy Rich Asians. Published in 2013, the book shot up the charts very quickly and remained a title that fans couldn’t get enough of. Due to its massive success, two more titles were published, China Rich Girlfriend (2015) and Rich People Problems (2017), to complete …

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Time for a Reel THE MEG review

August is in full swing which means, in the movie world, this is the time to burn through some titles that weren’t quite hot enough to withstand the summer blockbuster heat. It’s not necessarily that these are bad movies, although some of them definitely will be, it’s more of a case where the smart business …

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Time for a Reel THE DARKEST MINDS review

Alexandra Bracken is an author who specializes in Young Adult (or YA) novels. Being basically a young adult herself at the age of 31, she has just been there and just did that. Even though she’s young in age, she’s pretty seasoned in terms of experience. She already has more than ten novels to her …

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Time for a Reel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT review

It’s no coincidence that the Mission: Impossible franchise really took off, in terms of widely agreed upon quality from both the critics and the fans, when Christopher McQuarrie was hired on to direct the Tom Cruise-led espionage action adventure. The McQuarrie/Cruise symbiotic cinematic cohesiveness began ten years ago with Valkyrie (2008) which starred Cruise and …

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Time for a Reel MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN review

Ten years ago, the smash hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia! (2008), featuring ABBA’s greatest hits, made its way to theaters and it made a killing. The musical grossed over two billion dollars and the movie brought in somewhere north of 140 million dollars. I’m sure Universal Pictures sang “Money, Money, Money” all the way to …

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Time for a Reel SKYSCRAPER review

As far as Alpha Males go, Dwayne Johnson would be right up there at the front of line if you did a lineup of all of Hollywood’s leading men over the last decade. Anyone that can still be seen as intimidating dressed as a Tooth Fairy is full regalia has my vote. Regardless of the …