Jackie K Cooper’s Guide To the Movies
Title Rating Score (out of
Alita: Battle Angel PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 5
(A cyborg with Keane painting eyes is different but not enough to make it special)
At Eternity’s Gate PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 5
(It seems to take an eternity for Willem Dafoe to act out Vincent Van Gogh’s story)
Berlin, I Love You R (Profanity, Nudity and Mild Violence) 4
(Ineptness almost made me declare Berlin, I hate you)
Close TV/MA (Profanity & Violence) 4
(Noomi Rapace plays a bodyguard to a threatened heiress – so what)
Cold Pursuit R (Profanity & Violence) 7
(It took me until halfway thru the film to realize it’s a comedy)
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)
Eighth Grade R (Profanity & Sexual Situations) 7
(One girl’s journey through 8th grade is painful to watch. Oh those mean girls!)
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)
Happy Death Day 2U PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 5
(A fair to middling sequel to the innovative original)
If Beale Street Could Talk R(Profanity & Nudity) 5
(Slow moving love story that has great acting)
Isn’t It Romantic PG-13 (Profanity & Adult Situations) 5
(At this stage in her career Rebel Wilson is a great supporting actress. Here she is the star of the film)
The Kid Who Would Be4 King PG (Mild Violence) 5
(Seems they were looking for another Harry Potter type franchise; they didn’t find it)
Miss Bala PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 5
(Gina Rodriguez is not enough of a big draw to carry an entire movie on her shoulders)
Replicas PG-13 (Profanity & Violence) 5
(Keanu Reeves stars in an underplayed story of replication – mildly entertaining)
Serenity R (Profanity, Violence & Nudity) 4
(Starts off good but then the wheels come off in the terrible, awful last third)
Stan & Ollie PG (Profanity) 7
(Nostalgic look at the waning days of Laurel & Hardy. Great acting)
The Upside PG-13 (Profanity & Adult Situations) 7
(Very good American version of the French film “The Intouchables” which was excellent)
What Men want R (Profanity & Sexual Situations) 4
(Without crudeness and profanity, this could have been a fun comedy about Taraji P Henson hearing men’s thoughts)
(updated)2/17/19)
