Author: Karl Scott
Arts & Entertainment
The Kings Speech / Rated R for naughty words from His Majesty’s Royal Mouth
May 29, 2025
Originally posted 2011-01-19 00:00:00. When I was in the 9th grade, Mrs. Friddle, my speech and drama teacher, gave me...
Arts & Entertainment
True Grit / Rated PG-13 for Western style justice, violence and characters with bad teeth and slobber
May 29, 2025
True Grit and Lonesome Dove. Charles Portis and Larry McMurty. John Wayne and Jeff Bridges. John Books and John Wayne....
Opinion
The Gunman/Rated R for ultra violence. Sex and drug use. Gaping holes in people with copious amounts of blood flowing.
April 15, 2015
This film should have been named The Gunman, Straight Shooter and gone straight to DVD. That may have give too...
Opinion
Cinderella Slick as a Glass Slipper/Rated PG.
April 8, 2015
Disney already created the most popular and well-known animated Cinderella so you may wonder why they wanted to do it...
Opinion
Chappie/Rated R for violence and language.
April 1, 2015
Way back when Chappie had its first run of theatrical previews it appeared to be a benevolent robot story. There...
Opinion
Kingsman: The Secret Service/Rated R for intense comic book violence, nudity and bad words. The Man from U.N.C.L.E./Rated PG13 for action content, suggestive content and partial nudity. Filming complete. S.P.E.C.T.R.E./Not yet rated still filming.
March 25, 2015
Yes, this is both the year of the spy and the year of the abbreviations. Except for Kingsman, where they...
Opinion
Exodus: Gods and Kings/Rated PG-13 for Biblical Violence
March 18, 2015
Within the first few minutes of Gods and Kings’ 140–minute running time, there’s a big battle in Memphis. Not about...
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The Interview/Rated R for language, violence, a flash of nudity and potty mouth humor
March 4, 2015
If there was an Oscar for Publicist of the Year, Kim Jong-un certainly deserves it for the record-breaking free publicity...
Opinion
Boyhood/Rated R for language, drinking, smoking, sex, violence and family dysfunction.
February 25, 2015
Boyhood is an Oscar contender that opened and then disappeared – in mid-August of last year, to be exact. However,...
Opinion
Birdman/Rated R for sex, language, smoking, drinking, drug use, nudity and an embarrassing wrestling match.
February 11, 2015
In the “envelope please” category, it”s time to consider some movies few have seen, but many may soon know about...