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    The Space Between Us-Kids’ Movie Review

    Sara Elliot ( Janet Montgomery) is an adventurous woman. She travels with a group of scientists to Mars for a  four-year colonizing mission. She is a single woman who is very excited about the opportunity to travel through space. However, Sara discovers that she’s pregnant on her space journey and delivers a beautiful baby boy on Mars. Sadly, Sara dies during childbirth while her son, Gardner (Asa Butterfield), is raised by a group of astronauts and scientists. When Gardner travels to Earth for the first time as a 16 year-old boy he embarks on many adventures as he tries to find his dad. He also meets Tulsa (Britt Robertson), an adorable teenage girl who becomes his true love. The Space Between Us is a romantic sci-film targeted to pre-teens and teens.

     

    The Space Between UsRating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: May 16, 2017
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 11+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language: Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
    Will Kids/ Teens Like It? Yes

     

     

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • We see a teenage couple kiss. They’re shown in a sleeping bag together with their bare shoulders sticking out of it.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • A mother dies during childbirth.
    • Gardner has surgery; his arm is cut open and a metal tube is inserted.
    • Gardner drives a cart recklessly on Mars. He crashes it and disconnects his oxygen tube and almost dies.
    • On Earth we see a teen couple stealing cars and driving recklessly.
    • Gardner has an enlarged heart when he is on Earth. We see him in painful moments. He has nosebleeds, passes out several times, and almost dies.
    • We see a character try to commit suicide, but is rescued.
    • A plane crashes and causes a huge explosion, but there are no deaths.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • We hear “d–n,” “a–,” and someone says, “stop being a d–k.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

    • An adult character is an alcoholic and is shown passed out most of the time.

    Will Most Kids/ Teens Like It? 

    • This will most likely appeal to pre-teens interested in a love story rather than a sci-fi movie.

    Overall this is a teen romantic drama. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violence and alcoholic content

    The Founder-Kids/Teen Movie Review

    “Franchise. Franchise. Franchise.” That’s what Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) tells Mac and Dick McDonald, owners of a burger joint in 1950 Southern California. Ray Kroc is a struggling salesman from Illinois. However, his life and career dramatically changes the day he eats a burger from McDonalds. He not only loves the burger and fries, but he was so impressed with the concept…a meal in a paper bag which is ready in 30 seconds. When Kroc leaves McDonalds, he’s excited and thrilled to turn this small town burger restaurant into a multi-billion dollar franchise. Based on a true story.

     

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    the founderRating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: April 18, 2017
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 13+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
    Will Kids/ Teens Like It?  Yes

     

     

     

    Talking Points:

    The film highlights the importance of persistence, hard work and dedication!

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • While married, Ray Kroc flirts with Joan, a pretty blond piano player who’s also married. Ray and Joan each divorce their spouses and eventually marry one another.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • Ray Kroc and the McDonald’s brothers get into verbal arguments.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • The f-word is said once. We also hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “b–ch,” “h— and “d–n.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

    • Kroc drinks alcohol throughout the film.

    Will Kids Like It?  Yes

    • I interviewed a 17 year-old boy who liked the film and thought it was very interesting.

    Overall this is a very thought wonderful film. Parents need to be aware of the moderate profane language and drug and alcohol content.

    Collateral Beauty-Teen Movie Review

    Howard (Will Smith) is the man. He’s a successful New York advertising executive. Not only do all the agents in the firm love his electric personality and strong work ethic, he also attracts clients from all over. However, Howard’s life dramatically changes the day his 6 year-old daughter passes away. Howard becomes reclusive and severely depressed; he no longer has the will to work. His friends and co-workers become very concerned about the guy they always admired.  They eventually come up with a plan to help Howard find meaning and beauty from his tragic loss.

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    collateral-beautyRating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: March 14, 2016
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 13+
    Sexual Content: None
    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
    Will Kids/ Teens Like It?  No

     

     

     

    Talking Points:

    • The movie highlights the importance of love and how all humans need it. The movie suggests that love is important in happy times and times of grief.
    • The movie also demonstrates that time, love, and death are three major components of life.

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • We see a bicycle accident.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear the f-word, “b–ch,” “sh-t,” “b–ch,” and “h–l.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • We see characters’ drinking at a bar.

    Will Kids/ Teens Like It?  No

    • The subject matter will most likely not appeal to kids as the movie highlights mature themes relating to grief. We hear several grieving parents’ stories about their loss.

    Overall this is a wonderful heartfelt drama. Parents need to be aware of the mature subject matter that may be disturbing to young kids.

     

    Believe-Kids’ Movie Review

    Life seems great for Matthew Peyton (Ryan O’Quinn). Living in a small town, he has a beautiful mansion,  a BMW, and he’s inherited an automotive parts business from his grandfather. What people don’t know is that Matthew’s business is in debt. Unfortunately, he’s responsibly for funding the town’s annual Christmas pageant, but doesn’t have the money. Eventually, Matthew realizes he must make some desperate business decisions by laying his employees off and cancelling the pageant. Now the townspeople are angry and his employee’s want to seek revenge. Matthew’s life desperately changes the day he meets Clarence (Isaac Ryan Brown), a 10 year old boy, and his destitute mother, Sharon. The mother and son share their strong faith and love for God with Matthew. Now Matthew must decide how to handle his life when difficult situations come his way.

     

    believeRating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: April 11, 2017
    MPAA Rating: PG
    Best Age Group: 10+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language: Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
    Will Kids/ Teens Like It?  Maybe

     

     

     

    Talking Points:

    • This is a Christian movie with wonderful messages of  faith, love and hope woven throughout the film. Clarence, the young boy in the movie states that, “All things are possible for those who believe.” The young boy and his mother, Sharon, have such a strong faith and stresses the importance of that with others in the film. Sharon says, “Prayers not always answered in the way that you want, but they’re always answered.”

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • We see a character beaten in an alley. His face is covered with cuts and bruises.
    • A group of bad guys pour gasoline on someones car and sets it on fire.
    • A factory is set on fire and a character is hospitalized from inhaling too much smoke.
    • A woman is pushed down a flight of stairs.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown at a bar drinking.

    Will Kids/ Teens Like It?  Maybe

    • I interviewed kids who were at the movie with their family. They liked the movie,  but thought it was too long and got boring in parts.

    Overall this is a wonderful and heartfelt film. A great family movie during the Christmas season!

    Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them-Kids’ Movie Review

    Did you ever wonder what Harry Potter had to read at Hogwarts? Well, Fantastic Beasts was required reading for Harry and the first year students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Based on J. K. Rowling’s original story, this film takes place in 1920’s New York City and follows the life of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). Newt is a magizoologist and author of a Hogwarts textbook that catalogs magical creatures. Arriving in New York for just a brief stay, Newt’s life dramatically changes as he ends up in the big city longer than planned. A series of mishaps begins when he misplaces his magical case with fantastic beasts inside. Mayhem ensues, even in a world with magic and wizardry.

     

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    fantastic-beastRating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: March 28, 2017
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 10+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language: Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
    Will Kids/ Teens Like It?  Yes

    See the trailer here!

     

     

    Talking Points:

    • The film highlights the importance of accepting others for who they are.
    • Many people have asked me if you need to see the Harry Potter films to understand Fantastic Beasts. The background knowledge of Harry Potter and the world of wizardry might be nice to see beforehand, but it’s not necessary.
    • Harry Potter is set in a school with kids and this film is set in New York City where the main characters are adults.

    Sexual Content:Mild

    • Two female characters are shown wearing revealing outfits.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • The Obscurus (a dark, mysterious creature) destroys the streets, buildings and numerous vehicles.
    • The Obscurus also grabs people, smashing them to the ground and killing them. We see characters’ faces covered with scars.
    • A boy is whipped with a belt (offscreen). We see his hands torn up.
    • A creature bites a character on his neck, leaving a bloody open wound.
    • We see a dragon like creature threatening to eat someone.

    Crude or Profane Language:Mild

    • We hear “h—,” several times throughout the film.

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • We see character’s drinking alcohol at a wizard’s club. One character orders shots of “gigglewater.”

    Will Teens Like It?  Yes

    • I interviewed several teenage boys who loved the film. They were all Harry Potter fans and have been excited to see this film.

    Overall, this is a wonderful fantasy film, one that most Harry Potter fans will enjoy. Depending on the child this film is appropriate for kids ages 10 and up.

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