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| Bedtime Stories | PG | |
| mild rude humor and mild language | ||
| Adam Sandler is a handyman whose life undergoes unbelievable changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to come true. Also stars Keri Russell (1 hour, 39 minutes). GRADE: B- | ||
| Bride Wars | PG | |
| suggestive content, language and rude behavior | ||
| Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson star in a comedy as friends who decide to get married on the same day. A schedule change threatens to ruin everything (1 hour, 30 minutes). Grade: C | ||
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | PG-13 | |
| brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking | ||
| Brad Pitt stars a man who ages in reverse. Weird, yes, but also thought-provoking. Cate Blanchett and Julia Ormond also star. (2 hours, 39 minutes). GRADE: C | ||
| Defiance | R | |
| violence and language | ||
| Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell star as three Jewish brothers who escape from the Nazis in Poland but find that their fight against the Nazis is far from over (2 hours, 17 minutes). GRADE: A | ||
| Gran Torino | R | |
| language and violence | ||
| Clint Eastwood stars as Walt Kowalski, a Korean War veteran who tries to make an example out of a neighborhood teen who tries to steal Kowalski's car, a 1972 Gran Torino (1 hour, 56 minutes). GRADE: B- | ||
| Hotel for Dogs | PG | |
| brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor | ||
| Two kids decide to take in nine stray dogs in a vacant house. Don Cheadle and Lisa Kudrow are among the adult stars (1 hour, 27 minutes). GRADE: B | ||
| Inkheart | PG | |
| fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language | ||
| [Opening 1/23] Brendan Fraser stars as a book-binder who drags his daughter (Eliza Bennett) through every dingy old bookstore of Europe, seeking a novel that swallowed his wife nine years before. The film has decent effects, bang-up settings and a good cast but it's rather dull. GRADE: C | ||
| Marley & Me | PG-13 | |
| thematic material, some suggestive content and language | ||
| Based on a book by journalist John Grogan, this is a movie that on the outside looks sappy. But Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and a pesky puppy-turned-dog turn in solid performances. (2 hours, 3 minutes). GRADE: B | ||
| My Bloody Valentine 3D | R | |
| graphic horror violence and grisly images throughout, some strong sexuality, graphic nudity and language | ||
| The title pretty much says it all in this horror flick. Jensen Ackles (oSupernaturalo) and Jaime King (oGary Unmarriedo) star (1 hour, 41 minutes). GRADE: B | ||
| Notorious | R | |
| pervasive language, drug content and some strong sexuality including dialogue and nudity | ||
| Jamal Woolard stars in the story of the life and death of rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. (1 hour, 40 minutes). GRADE: A | ||
| Revolutionary Road | R | |
| language and some sexuality and nudity | ||
| Frank and April (the on-screen reunion of Leonard DiCaprio and Kate Winslet) play a 1950s couple in suburban Connecticut. The good old days, this isn't, but Leo and Kate give excellent performances; Winslet won the Golden Globe for hers (1 hour, 51 minutes). GRADE: C+ | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | R | |
| some violence, disturbing images and language | ||
| An impoverished teen from Mumbai is about to win big on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," but his motivation for going on the show is not financial (2 hours). Grade: B- | ||
| The Unborn | PG-13 | |
| intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexual references | ||
| A young woman tries to avoid being overtaken by a spirit in this horror flick (1 hour, 28 minutes). (not reviewed) | ||
| Valkyrie | PG-13 | |
| violence and brief strong language | ||
| The chilling backstory of a 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Tom Cruise is the lead, although the part doesn't fit him very well. (2 hours). GRADE: B- | ||
