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“Jackie K Cooper ‘s Guide To the Movies” – 1/20/19

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                                             Jackie K Cooper’s Guide To the Movies

Title                                                        Rating                                                                          Score (out of

Aquaman                                              PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                   5

(Jason Momoa is great in the title role; the movie not so much)

Bird Box                                                R (Profanity & Violence)                                           6

(Sandra Bullock is great in this thriller but “A Quiet Place” got there first)

Bumblebee                                           PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                   6

(Two plusses – Hailee Steinfeld and the personality given the Transformer by the special effects people)

Cold War                                              R (Profanity & Adult Situations)                             6

(Polish film in black and white tells a cross purpose love story)

A Dog’s Way Home                            PG (Animal Violence)                                                 5

(Predictable story of a dog separated from her loving owner)

Dumplin                                                PG-13 (Profanity)                                                       5

(Sweet, average story about a beauty queen’s overweight daughter trying to please her mother)

Eighth Grade                                        R (Profanity & Sexual Situations)                          7

(One girl’s journey through 8th grade is painful to watch. Oh those mean girls!)

Escape Room                                        PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                  6

(Smartly tense and overall satisfying thriller – if you don’t find your way out you die)

The Favourite                                        R (Nudity, Profanity, Coarse Language)              5

(Solid acting but the story is too crude and coarse for average audiences)

Glass                                                        PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                6

(The rest of the story from “Split” and “Unbreakable”. McAvoy steals the acting prize)

 Holmes & Watson                                PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                 4

(How the mighty have fallen; Ferrell and O’Reilly at their least funny. Waste of great talent)

If Beale Street Could Talk                  R(Profanity & Nudity)                                              5

(Slow moving love story that has great acting)

Mary Poppins Returns                        PG (Stressful Situations)                                         5

(Lackluster songs and dances make this anticipated return a holiday dud)

Mary Queen of Scots                            R 9profanity, Violence & sexual Situations)       7

((The 16th century battling Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth Queen of England makes for quite a movie)

The Mule                                                R (Profanity & Violence)                                         8

(Clint Eastwood is still one of the best and brightest actors/directors in Hollywood)

On the Basis of Sex                              PG-13 (Profanity)                                                      7

(Ruth Bader Ginsberg story packs a dramatic punch)

Replicas                                                  PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                5

(Keanu Reeves stars in an underplayed story of replication – mildly entertaining)

Second Act                                               PG-13 (Profanity & Adult Situations)                 6

(An ordinary movie with an extraordinary star – Jennifer Lopez)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse   PG (Violence)                                                            6

(Animated movie presenting a new Spider-Man plus friends from other universes)

The Upside                                              PG-13 )Profanity & Adult Situations)                  7

Very good American version of the French film “The Intouchables” which was excellent)

(updated) 1/20/19)

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