U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Dino Violence, Intense Action, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Chris Pratt, BD Wong, Campbell Scott, Isabella Sermon, Mamoudou Athie, DeWanda Wise, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Omar Sy
It’s a good thing the movie offers an overdose of nostalgia, because there’s precious little else to get excited about.
U.S. Release Date: 1986-05-16
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Action Scenes)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Barry Tubb, Rick Rossovich, Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan
"Top Gun" is an ‘80s testosterone fix – a celebration of machismo and a recruiting film for the U.S. Navy.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-05-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror/Science Fiction
Director: Alex Garland
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, Gayle Rankin, Zak Rothera-Oxley
About two-thirds of a creepy, unsettling story that comes unglued in the final 30 minutes.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-05-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Rachel McAdams
The movie feels like it was assembled from an unready draft even though visually, there’s no denying the film’s strengths.
U.S. Release Date: 1980-10-03
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Bill Erwin, George Voskovec
A frustrating series of missed opportunities and hokey sci-fi gibberish; the passage of more than forty years hasn’t softened the view.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Richard Coyle, Victoria Yeates, William Nadylam, Jessica Williams, Callum Turner, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Madds Mikkelsen, Jude Law, Katherine Waterston
An unnecessary, joyless affair, it plods along offering “canonical” tidbits to fans but very little to casual viewers.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Michael Keaton
The kind of bland, by-the-numbers origin story that shows comic book movies at their least innovative.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Sergi Lopez, Christoph Waltz, Richard Kind
One has to wonder whether Woody Allen continues to make movies not because the passion for the creative act still burns but because this has become a comfortable habit.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Bingbing Fan, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Clarke
Calling a movie a “fairy tale” is not a sufficient reason to abandon things like intelligent plotting and compelling character development.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Skeet Ulrich, Dylan Minnette, Mikey Madison, Marley Shelton, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, Jack Quaid, Jenna Ortega, Roger L. Jackson
When an old property achieves new life, it’s because of better creative decisions than the ones made by the men and women behind the fifth "Scream".