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Brad Anderson made two small romantic gems and I was delighted to see that one of them, “Next Stop Wonderland,” is now available on Netflix streaming. Hope Davis plays a nurse named Erin from Boston who has just been dumped [...]
| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for language including some sexual references |
| Movie Release Date: | December 9, 2011 |
Something seemed familiar to me as I watched Garry Marshall’s New York-based follow-up to his multi-star, multi-story LA-set romantic comedy, Valentine’s Day. It was something that went beyond the predictability of its sitcom-ish formulas and check-list of romantic comedy conventions, [...]
| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for some language |
| Movie Release Date: | December 2, 2011 |
“Her skin does not reject the light.” That was impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir’s answer when asked why he used one favorite model so many times. And it describes the luminous beauty of Marilyn Monroe, who almost half a century [...]
| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence, and language |
| Movie Release Date: | October 14, 2011 |
Director Craig Brewer doesn’t so much remake 1984′s Footloose as tweak it. At times, it feels almost identical, with small changes that are as likely to be commentary as updates. But the most important thing this version has in common with [...]
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