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Nell Minow

U.S.

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Expertise

Movies, especially classic movies, current movies, family movies, and movies for families.

Experience in the area

I am the movie critic for Beliefnet and radio stations across the country. I have written about movies for USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun Times, Parents, Family Fun, Child, Slate, and Daughters. I am the weekly movie critic for radio stations across the US and in Canada and write weekly parental advisories for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Kansas City Star. I have appeared on Fox Morning News, the ABC Evening News, CBS This Morning, and NPR, and been profiled in the NY Times, Washingtonian, Chicago Magazine, and the Chicago Tribune. My book, The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies, was published by Avon in April 1999 and is now in its second edition. I can answer questions about movies for special interests, especially family concerns, handling questions from kids like "What do I do when he says everyone else has seen it?" to "My daughter got nightmares from a movie --how can I help her?" or "Why does my child want to see the DVD over and over?" to "What's the deal with Pokemon?" I am pretty good with trivia questions about movies, too, not as good with made-for-TV movies or miniseries. And I don't know much about horror/slasher films, sorry.

Organizations

Broadcast, Online, and Washington DC film critics associations

Publications

The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, The Practical Guide to Practically Everything

Education/Credentials

film critic for high school and college papers before becoming a professional movie critic

Awards and Honors

Roger Ebert's "Thumbs Up" award, presenter at Ebertfest and the Tallgrass Film Festival, member of the Online, DC, Broadcast and women's film critic/writer associations.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
steve	02/09/12	10	10	10
Bonnie	02/05/12	10	10	10	Thank you very much. I found out .....
Theron	02/03/12	10	10	10	Nell!Thank you very much.You removed a .....
Dustin	01/10/12	9	10	10	Made me feel better about what I .....
Lil	01/02/12	10	10	10	10 out of 10 for sure. Prompt .....

Recent Answers from Nell Minow

2012-01-27 movies:

Hello, Theron! That is "Let's Kill Uncle" (sometimes known as "Let's Kill Uncle Before Uncle Kills Us." And you're right about the mushrooms. It's not available on DVD at this time but you may be able

2012-01-09 Jason Bourne movie ultimatum:

I think you have it exactly right. We are supposed to get the implication from what she says and how she looks at him that they had a relationship but we never get the details. It's not clear that it

2011-12-24 Devil in a Red Dress:

It's the first portrayal of the devil by a woman that I can think of, in 2000. There might have been an earlier one but if so the film is not a major release or not made in the US. Women also portrayed

2011-10-22 Meek's Cutoff:

It was inspired by a true story but is not entirely accurate. The movie intentionally ends that way but in the real-life case many of them were killed but a few of them made it to their destination.

2011-07-07 A walk in the woods and Shantaram:

Great question! "A Walk in the Woods" is "in development" with Barry Levinson as director. It has not started filming yet but there is a rumor that Robert Redford and Nick Nolte could star! That

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