As a calling-card, one could not imagine something more combustible than the one offered by Cord Jefferson with his feature debut.
An uncommonly perceptive and thought-provoking procedural that ponders the unknowability of any objective truth.
The chemistry between leads Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell is a selling point but there are times when the screenplay seems a little on the mushy side.
All the pleasure hinted at by the trailer is illusory. This is the month when Hollywood jettisons its refuse and this particular sampling belongs buried deep in a landfill.
A David Ayer/Jason Statham collaboration in 2024 is something to be avoided if any sort of investment of time or money is involved.
It is never a good sign when any documentary elements of a bio-pic are more arresting than the dramatized portions.
Feels like a failed attempt to infuse the Coen Brothers’ wry aesthetic into a B-movie tableau.
A spectacle to behold with an underlying arc that makes it more satisfying than a 2 1/2-hour bite of eye candy.
Run Time: 2:13
U.S. Release Date: 2023-10-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
The manner in which director Alexander Payne and writer David Hemingson approach this familiar trope imbues it with freshness, honesty, and warmth.
As a sci-fi thriller, it does not disappoint but neither does it go above or beyond what one might reasonably expect based on the trailer.
Run Time: 1:44
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Tom Payne, Betty Buckley
There is nothing imaginary about how bad a misfire this movie is even for the Blumhouse base.
"Lisa Frankenstein" is a bad Tim Burton movie with two unlikable main characters.
It is a shame that, for all the good things "Love Lies Bleeding" does, the ending is such a complete disaster.
"Madame Web" is another example of a comic book movie no one was clamoring for.
Run Time: 2:09
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Smoking)
Genre: Drama
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Rogan, Maya Hawke
This telling of the life story of Leonard Bernstein contains moments of cinematic passion and poetry that make it worth seeing even if specific choices create an underlying sense of frustration.
The haphazard fashion in which the movie has been assembled argues that this should have been left on the stage where a live production can cover all manner of missteps.
Run Time: 1:38
U.S. Release Date: 2024-01-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Disturbing Images, Violence)
Genre: Horror
Director: Bryce McGuire
Cast: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren
The movie is at its best when it is content with being atmospheric and spooky. As soon is it starts explaining things, the story goes down the drain.
Run Time: 1:49
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-15
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Samantha Spiro, Alex Sharp, Ramola Garai, Ziggy Heath, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Olin, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Juliana Moska
Tells a story in a workmanlike fashion that allows viewers to learn more about the central figure and why his life is deserving of a big-screen treatment.
"Origin" offers plenty to ponder and argue; the result is powerful and compelling.
Challenges the kind of by-the-numbers approach that has dominated multiplex fare this year; it is brave, unconventional, and unique.
A breathtaking motion picture that enthralls across the length of its 140+ minute running time.
Run Time: 1:43
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Thematic Material, Suggested Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Cast: Christian Friedel, Sandra Huller
Powerful but dramatically inert. A certain level of artistic pretentiousness overlays much of the film, at times undercutting its effectiveness.