U.S. Home Release Date: 2019-04-21
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Eduardo Mendoza de Echave
Cast: Pietro Sibille, Nidia Bermejo, Katerina D’Onofrio, Miguel Vargas, Tono Vega
Despite the occasionally uneven pacing and some dramatically inert moments, the historical elements mesh effectively with the fictionalized action-oriented ones.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Bloody Horror)
Genre: Horror
Director: Michael Chaves
Cast: Linda Cardellini, Roman Christou, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Raymond Cruz, Sean Patrick Thomas, Patricia Velasquez, Marisol Ramirez, Tony Amendola
This example of prepackaged horror is so by-the-numbers that even the jump-scares don’t cause much of a jump.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough Riki Lindhome, Callie Hernandez, Topher Grace, Grace Van Patten
Despite all the devilishly clever moments, freaky episodes, and general weirdness, "Under the Silver Lake" is ultimately unsatisfying.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes, Tereza Srbova, Ben Miles
Although the story is interesting, the presentation isn’t. Individual scenes work but the movie as a whole doesn’t.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2019-04-12
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Robert Wiene
Cast: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Rudolf Lettinger, Hans Lanser-Ludolff
The film’s imaginative approach offers an opportunity to explore the early roots of styles that were to become mainstream in Hollywood in the years and decades to follow.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tina Gordon Chism
Cast: Marsai Martin, Issa Rae, Regina Hall
If it wasn’t for the charisma and screen presence of 13-year old Marsai Martin, "Little" would be damn near unwatchable.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Viscera, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: David Harbour, Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, Alistair Petrie
A pointless retread with nothing to recommend it beyond Ian McShane’s commanding presence.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Crucifixion)
Genre: Drama
Director: Garth Davis
Cast: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Cheiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim, Denis Menochet, Tcheky Karyo
Occupies a curious middle ground between philosophical arthouse movie and Easter-themed faith film.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst, Karl Johnson, Neil Bell, Victor McGuire, Tim McInnerny
Although the film’s length demands patience, it is a meticulous recreation of an event that represents a history lesson as well as an effectively crafted drama.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2019-04-05
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann
Critical to a wider understanding of Bergman as a person and a filmmaker and represents one of his most dissected and discussed contributions to ‘60s cinema.