Jackie K Cooper’s Guide To the Movies
Title Rating Score (out of
Beautiful Boy R (Violence & Profanity) 5
(Bleak disturbing look at teen’s drug addiction that stays dark all the way through)
Bohemian Rhapsody PG-13 (Profanity & Sexual Situations) 9
(Rami Malek is Freddie Mercury in this brilliant bio of the man and his group)
Can You ever Forgive Me? R (Profanity & Adult Situations) 6
(I still haven’t forgiven her for “The Happytime Murders” but MMc is great in this)
Creed 2 PG-13 (Profanity & Boxing violence) 7
(The most predictable movie of the year but who cares if it’s “Rocky-lite”)
Curvature NOT rated (Profanity & Violence) 4
(Time travel movie tries hard but fails to make a great impression)
Don’t Go Not Rated (Profanity, Violence & Nudity) 7
(Dark, moody about a couple trying to get past their daughter’s death. Good acting from Dorff and George)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 4
(Special effects are the star of this sequel nobody wanted)
The Front Runner R (Profanity & Adult Situations) 6
(Jackman’s great but do we really want to see politics on the movie screen too)
The Girl In the Spider’s Web R (Profanity & Violence) 5
(Claire Foy is miscast and the movie lacks suspense. Bring back Rooney Mara)
Green Book PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 8
Mortensen and Ali are top rate as two opposite men who share an evolving friendship)
The Grinch PG (he does steal Christmas) 6
(Not as mean as Jim Carrey’s Grinch; more lovable at all times)
Instant Family PG-13 (Profanity) 8
(Perfect holiday movie blending heart, humor and drama. Don’t miss it!)
Nobody’s Fool R (Profanity & Explicit Sexual Talk) 3
(One of Tyler Perry’s worst efforts. Not funny and overly profane and crude)
The Nutcracker and the Four PG (Tense Situations) 4
Realms
(Smash up of Alice In Wonderland, Willy Wonka and the Wizard of Oz – doesn’t work)
The Possession of Hannah Grace R (Profanity, Violence & Partial Nudity) 5
Woman works the night shift in a morgue; add an evil demon to that)
Ralph Breaks the Internet PG (Comic Violence) 6
(Slow in places but great animation and voice talent)
Robin Hood PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 5
(There’s action and romance but of the “so what” kind)
What They Had R (Profanity & Adult Situations) 6
(Hilary Swank and Blythe Danner are mother/daughter in a movie that deals with Alzheimer’s)
Write When You Get Work NR (Profanity & Violence) 6
(Surprisingly good con job story; Wittrock, Keller and Mortimer are at the top of their game)
(updated) 12/02/18)
