U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Adventure
Director: Dean DeBlois
Cast: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Although the series hasn’t been reduced to the harebrained level of a big-screen children’s cartoon, the latest chapter is the least sophisticated of the movies.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Christopher Landon
Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, ...
A passable way to throw away 100 minutes if you’re willing to turn off your brain and pretend it’s making sense.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: : Rosa Salazar, Mahershala Ali, Christoph Waltz, ...
Despite offering a riveting, high-energy origin story, "Alita" lacks a genuine ending and this leaves the narrative frustratingly unfinished.
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U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-08
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Adventure
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Chris Pratt, Maya Rudolph, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Stephanie Beatriz, Tiffany Haddish, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell
Kids will enjoy it more than adults, although there’s enough to keep older viewers from zoning out (at least most of the time).
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Cast: Liam Neeson, Domenick Lombardozzi, William Forsythe, Emmy Rossum, John Doman, Julia Jones, Laura Dern, Tom Jackson, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Holmes
The gallows humor is pervasive, giving the production, which sometimes crosses over a line into outright parody, a quirky tone.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Josh Brener, Tracy Morgan, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Brian Bosworth, Shane Paul McGhie, Erykah Badu, Max Greenfield
Wastes its premise while offering little more than a sparkling Henson performance to distract us from the underwritten screenplay.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Emma Forrest
Cast: Jemima Kirke, Lola Kirke, Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Grey, Alice Eve, Scott Caan
The screenwriter’s guiding hand is too obviously present and becomes an impediment to any appreciation of the characters’ evolutions.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Cristina Rodlo, Damian Alcazar, Anthony Mackie
Although the lead character’s arc is troubled and conflicted, the ending makes her seem more like a superhero than the material warrants.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Nicolas Pesce
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa
The director’s macabre flourishes and garish visuals can’t completely camouflage the hollow space at the production’s core.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-01-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Steven Knight
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong, Rafael Sayegh
Esoteric qualities don’t merit an unqualified recommendation for a production more apt to deliver frustration than gratification.