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Joyce Slaton

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Melania (2026) 7% 1/5 EDIT “Clad in enormous sunglasses and stiletto heels, Melania Trump stalks through this supposedly revealing portrait of her life, giving away exactly nothing of her private thoughts.” – Common Sense Media Feb 3, 2026 Full Review A Few Good Men (1992) 85% 4/5 EDIT “Younger teens will probably be bored by the film's lack of action, but for families looking for talking points on the military—or those who just like a courtroom drama—this is a solid choice.” – Common Sense Media Jan 9, 2026 Full Review Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America (2020) 4/5 EDIT “With a wealth of experts and charming footage filmed in preschool classrooms, this documentary makes a compelling case that early childhood education is crucial for the United States' future.” – Common Sense Media Nov 13, 2025 Full Review Anemone (2025) 53% 3/5 EDIT “Daniel Day-Lewis is as amazing to watch as always in this slow-burn drama that wrings emotional intensity from a narrative in which, frankly, not much happens.” – Common Sense Media Oct 14, 2025 Full Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) 57% EDIT “The violence, language, and dramatic stakes are all ratcheted up in this sequel to the campy 2023 horror hit, but it lacks the original's surprise punch and sly humor. ” – Common Sense Media Jul 2, 2025 Full Review Friendship (2024) 88% EDIT “And as sad as it is to say, most viewers (especially those in/around midlife), gender notwithstanding, will relate.” – Common Sense Media May 20, 2025 Full Review Gladiator II (2024) 70% EDIT “That's not to say that Mescal doesn't have magnetism; in fact, his performance is one of the highlights of the film. But his character is under-written. ” – Common Sense Media Nov 20, 2024 Full Review Young Woman and the Sea (2024) 88% EDIT “Both emotionally and visually stirring, this film hits many of the biopic notes viewers might expect, yet it's so skillfully done that the story soars, carrying us with it. ” – Common Sense Media Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Bottoms (2023) 91% 4/5 EDIT “But with gags that land often enough to keep viewers chortling and a plot and setting full of surprises, Bottoms utterly belies its name.” – Common Sense Media Sep 1, 2023 Full Review Joy Ride (2023) 90% 4/5 EDIT “Unapologetically raunchy, hilarious, and full of sweet moments and unexpected heart, this film's vibe and mission are perhaps made most clear by its original working title: The Joy F--k Club.” – Common Sense Media Jul 10, 2023 Full Review Champions (2023) 59% 3/5 EDIT “Yet despite Champions' lack of surprises, it does have its charms, chief amongst them The Friends teammates, who all play to their strengths. ” – Common Sense Media Mar 14, 2023 Full Review Bones and All (2022) 82% 4/5 EDIT “At other moments, viewers will understandably recoil in horror and disgust. Those with weaker stomachs may even tap out. But those who can take it may find this curious artifact of a film uniquely beguiling, a carnal romance in every sense of that word.” – Common Sense Media Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Entergalactic (2022) 97% 4/5 EDIT “It's a potent visual metaphor for the soaring bliss of romantic connection, and viewers will truly, delightfully, feel the love.” – Common Sense Media Oct 18, 2022 Full Review Uncharted (2022) 41% 3/5 EDIT “Beautiful to look at and crammed with heart-stopping adventure sequences set in picturesque foreign lands, this video game adaptation is thrilling, if overly long and morally iffy.” – Common Sense Media Feb 17, 2022 Full Review Restless Virgins (2013) 40% 2/5 EDIT “Lead Vanessa Marano is charming to watch and transcends awful dialogue like "What the eff, Anya? I want to have some memories outside of the damn library!"” – Common Sense Media Sep 20, 2021 Full Review Miss Juneteenth (2020) 99% 4/5 EDIT “Turquoise's lovely journey from misguided to triumphant is impressively unimpressed with surface appeal.” – Common Sense Media Jan 27, 2021 Full Review The Infamous Future (2020) 4/5 EDIT “Moving docu makes a case for caring schools, education.” – Common Sense Media Jan 26, 2021 Full Review Sno Babies (2020) 31% 3/5 EDIT “Grim visuals, rape in affecting drug addiction tale.” – Common Sense Media Oct 7, 2020 Full Review Antebellum (2020) 31% 3/5 EDIT “Brutal slavery horror pic has cool twists but lacks depth.” – Common Sense Media Sep 22, 2020 Full Review Healing From Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation (2019) 4/5 EDIT “Former alt-righters break good in compelling documentary.” – Common Sense Media Sep 9, 2020 Full Review Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (2020) 86% 4/5 EDIT “It's plain that there never was, and can never be, justice in the Hawkins case -- he's gone, and nothing can bring him back. But this powerful film at least gives Hawkins a place in history and helps us understand how awful his death truly was.” – Common Sense Media Aug 17, 2020 Full Review Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison (2020) 67% 4/5 EDIT “Non-stop language, sweet family love in profane comedy.” – Common Sense Media Jul 29, 2020 Full Review Born to Play (2020) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Female athletes fight for glory in tender football doc.” – Common Sense Media Jul 17, 2020 Full Review Viena and the Fantomes (2020) 20% 2/5 EDIT “Smoking, drinking, language in meandering road-trip movie.” – Common Sense Media Jul 11, 2020 Full Review American Trial: The Eric Garner Story (2019) 71% 4/5 EDIT “Devastating look at a Black Lives Matter flashpoint.” – Common Sense Media Jun 16, 2020 Full Review
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