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Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

Biography:: Nell Minow writes about movies, television, the Internet, and parenting as The Movie Mom for Beliefnet and other publications. Her articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Family Fun, Child, Daughters, Parents, Slate, and three editions of The Practical Guide to Practically Everything. Her book, The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies was published by Avon in 1999, with a second edition in 2004. She reviews movies every week on radio stations across the US and in Canada. Her reviews appear on Beliefnet at http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom and you can see her Movie Mom page on Facebook or follow her on twitter. Nell is a member of the Online Film Critics Society, the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Washington Area Film Critics Association.
Favorites:: 500 of my favorite movies are reviewed in my book, but as of this writing my top 10 would have to include "The Philadelphia Story," "To Have and Have Not," "His Girl Friday," "Ball of Fire," and "Duck Soup." Ask me tomorrow and you might get a different list!
Publications:: Beliefnet , Chicago Sun-Times , Common Sense Media , Denver Post , DVDJournal.com , Kansas City Star , Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Critics' Group:: Online Film Critics Society, Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Total Reviews:: 4103
Total QuickRatings:: 938

Location:: Just outside of Washington DC

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
B-	41%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" Wonderfully weird visuals from Tim Burton and a highly watchable performance by his muse, Johnny Depp cannot keep the tone from faltering and the results are unsatisfying." — Beliefnet Posted May 10, 2012
B	60%	Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story (2012)	" Thoughtful and stirring." — Beliefnet Posted May 3, 2012
B+	75%	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)	" A dream team ensemble cast of British acting superstars gives a predictable story of displaced retirees spark and depth in this cozy tale." — Beliefnet Posted May 3, 2012
B+	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" A smart, exciting, and engaging superhero story that deftly balances larger-than-life characters, their personal and inter-personal struggles and interplanetary battles." — Beliefnet Posted May 2, 2012
B+	87%	The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)	" The wonderful folks at Aardman have created another deliriously silly stop-motion animation delight, filled with giddy pleasures and so many witty details flying by that you wish for a pause button." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 30, 2012
B+	63%	The Five-Year Engagement (2012)	" It's intriguing to see Segal reconsidering the implications of Lena Dunham-style sex without intimacy era on the romantic as well as the comic side." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 26, 2012
3.5/4	87%	The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)	" Another deliriously silly stop-motion animation delight from Aardman, filled with giddy pleasures and witty details. " — Chicago Sun-Times Posted Apr 26, 2012
B+	93%	Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
C	15%	Year One (2009)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
B+	75%	The Young Victoria (2009)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
B	68%	Youth in Revolt (2010)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
B-	37%	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
B-	45%	Yes Man (2008)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
C	18%	You Again (2010)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
B+	88%	Young@Heart (2007)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
C	14%	Yogi Bear (2010)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2012
B+	43%	Blue Like Jazz (2012)	" The vocabulary of faith should not be the exclusive property of one small subset of believers; it is heartening to watch a movie that makes that point with such grace." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 19, 2012
B	51%	Think Like a Man (2012)	" The cast gives the usual rom-com banter as much sizzle as they can, and there's a whole second level of pleasurein seeing these stars get a chance to play romantic leads." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 19, 2012
B	20%	The Lucky One (2012)	" Director Scott Hicks pours enough syrup over this movie to cover all the pancakes IHOP can serve in a month." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 19, 2012
3/4	74%	Chimpanzee (2012)	" Combines astonishingly vivid and intimate footage of animal life with narration that sometimes crosses the line between accessible and intrusive." — Chicago Sun-Times Posted Apr 19, 2012
B+	83%	Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope (2012)	" Spurlock balances the stories of his characters with the larger context, showing us that each of the attendees has a story and that Comic-Con is a place where stories and characters always matter." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 18, 2012
D	47%	The Three Stooges (2012)	" Is this funny? Soitenly not!" — Beliefnet Posted Apr 12, 2012
B+	87%	Bully (2012)	" I hope all middle schoolers and high schoolers will see this movie -- and parents, teachers, and school administrators, too." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 12, 2012
B-	36%	Lockout (2012)	" Silly summer action movie season is already here, and now it's Guy Pearce, looking very dashing as former CIA operative Snow, the wisecracking hero with his own set of rules." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 11, 2012
C	43%	American Reunion (2012)	" "Am I wrong or was this place a lot more fun when we were younger?" a character asks. He's not wrong." — Beliefnet Posted Apr 5, 2012
C-	25%	Wrath of the Titans (2012)	" A sprinkle of distinguished actors, lots of beefcake, mythical monsters, and dialogue so ear-crashingly awful it is a step down from scripted awards-show presenter banter. " — Beliefnet Posted Mar 29, 2012
B+	50%	Mirror Mirror (2012)	" Director Tarsem Singh Dhandwar has found a story worthy of his ravishing visuals and the result is an enchanting update of the classic fairy tale of Snow White." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 29, 2012
B+	84%	The Hunger Games (2012)	" Just as brave and loyal Katniss Everdeen is the heart of the wildly popular series of "Hunger Games" novels, Jennifer Lawrence is the heart of this faithful adaptation." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 21, 2012
B+	95%	Undefeated (2012)	" It is a powerful reminder of the difference one person can make -- and of the consequences when no one is willing to make that difference." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 16, 2012
B	85%	21 Jump Street (2012)	" Tatum, best known for syrupy romances and action movies, turns out to have crackerjack comic timing and Brie Larson and Dave Franco are standouts." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 15, 2012
B	77%	Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012)	" The essential debate they have about meaning and connection is nicely echoed in the seeming coincidences and randomness of their journey." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 15, 2012
B-	44%	Casa de mi padre (2012)	" There are some moments of loony hilarity, but it would have worked better as a short, as the concept gets played out quickly. " — Beliefnet Posted Mar 15, 2012
C-	0%	A Thousand Words (2012)	" It isn't a horrible movie, at least not in comparison to Norbit from the same star and director, but it is a dispiritingly dull and cynical one." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 12, 2012
B+	98%	Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012)	" The movie's larger point is not about sushi or about sustainability but about devoting one's life to the pursuit of perfection in the service of others." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 8, 2012
B+	67%	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)	" Kirsten Scott Thomas steals the show as the press secretary, whether she is sending tart IMs or scooting her children out the door as she barks orders into her cell phone." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 8, 2012
B	52%	John Carter (2012)	" It takes a while to get going and is about half an hour too long, but "John Carter" has some spectacular visuals and well-staged action scenes. " — Beliefnet Posted Mar 8, 2012
B	55%	Being Flynn (2012)	" De Niro has one of his best roles as a man wavering between fierce pride and grandiosity. " — Beliefnet Posted Mar 8, 2012
B	56%	The Lorax (2012)	" It is a beautifully designed, well constructed movie. Unfortunately, the story at the core of the movie seems more like an artifact of 1970 and repeatedly weighs down what could otherwise have been a better film." — Beliefnet Posted Mar 5, 2012
B	94%	The Secret World of Arrietty (2012)	" What is most effective is the way the sense of peaceful shelter and retreat in the country setting contrasts with the precariousness of the situations faced by Shawn and Arrietty." — Beliefnet Posted Feb 24, 2012
D	60%	Wanderlust (2012)	" It wastes a situation filled with comic potential, forgoing sharp satire for lazy jokes even Beavis and Butthead would find beneath them. " — Beliefnet Posted Feb 24, 2012
B+	25%	Act of Valor (2012)	" The biggest thrills in this film come not from the shoot-outs but from seeing real-life commitment, courage, and what valor truly means." — Beliefnet Posted Feb 24, 2012
B+	86%	I.O.U.S.A. (2008)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012
B-	——	Boxboarders! (2008)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012
D	5%	Old Dogs (2009)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012
B	25%	Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (2009)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012
B	65%	Jindabyne (2006)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012
B+	69%	I Am Legend (2007)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012
C	27%	Takers (2010)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012
C	16%	Jumper (2008)	— Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies Posted Feb 18, 2012

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