Rating: 2 hours, 34 minutesRuntime: PG-13Director: James Mangold Quick Impressions: My mother would have liked this movie, especially the ending. She was thrilled to see one particular character return for The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and I’m sure she’d be delighted by Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, …
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes Director: Wes Anderson Quick Impressions: Once again, we’re behind on movies. I’ve been busy writing, going to the beach, and giving away all my worldly possessions. (It’s nothing sinister. I’ve just discovered that while I loathe the frustrating transience of housework, I’m a …
Rating: PG Runtime: 2 hours, 20 minutes Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Quick Impressions: Our whole family loved this movie even the notoriously movie-averse seven-year-old. He didn’t remember Into the Spider-Verse even though he came out swinging (between people’s arms) and called himself Miles Morales for …
Rating: TV-14Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes Director: Lorna Tucker Quick Impressions: I arbitrarily decided Katharine Hepburn was the greatest American film actress when I happened to see The Philadelphia Story on TV when I was seven years old. It was quite a grand proclamation for a seven-year-old to make. I …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours Director: Matt Johnson Quick Impressions: Imagine The Social Network with characters who are all sympathetic. I’ve been a bit busy recently, so I didn’t know this movie existed until 5:00 am of the day I saw it. My husband came downstairs, and I was transcribing …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes Director: James Gunn Quick Impressions: Our oldest is here for a couple of days, and we thought it would be fun to go to Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3. as a family. We’ve all been suffering from Marvel fatigue for a while, but …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Quick Impressions: I went in so suspicious of this movie. I couldn’t help it. Judy Blume’s novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is an enduring classic for a reason. It’s such a wonderful book that feels relevant, immediate, …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 59 minutes Director: Ari Aster Quick Impressions: What a movie! We’d only been watching about ten minutes. Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) had just lost his keys and was on the phone with his mom. Suddenly, he asked, “Mom?” Then with a loud scritch, the screen went …
Rating: PGRuntime: 1 hour, 32 minutes Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic Co-Directors: Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack Quick Impressions: My seven-year-old was so excited to see this movie. When he heard it was opening, he asked, “Can we go see that at the movie theater?” Anyone who knows my son will …
Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 52 minutes Director: Ben Affleck Quick Impressions:My husband was stunned about how crowded the theater was tonight. We quickly concluded most of the crowd was there for Super Mario Brothers. “I doubt too many people are here to see this movie,” he decided as we stood …
