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 …
Runtime: 2 hours, 14 minutes Rating: PG-13 Directors: John Francis Daily, Jonathan Goldstein Quick Impressions: My husband has been so excited for this movie. For months! I think he’s more excited than the cast. Entertainment reporters should interview him. (I can imagine him on the champagne carpet talking to Ashley …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutesDirector: Stephen Frears Quick Impressions:I like John Wick as much as the next person, but I just happened to notice that The Lost King was playing at a theater near us, and I got swept away in excitement. I have my reasons for being extremely …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes Director: David F. Sandberg Quick Impressions: As we drove home from the theater, my daughter said wisely, “I started to like the movie once it stopped trying to make sense.” “When was that?” I asked, nearly positive she meant when the dragon came. “When …
Quick Impressions:My husband and I were so excited to see the nominated live action and animated shorts before the Oscars this year! We almost never pull that off! (When my kids were little, I would feel too guilty if I asked my mom to watch them more than once a …
