U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Horror
Director: Leigh Whannell
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell
"Insidious: Chapter 3" is exclusively for those desperately in need of a PG-13 horror fix.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Action
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney
Disposable entertainment best investigated when it makes its way to a home viewing option.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Doug Ellin
Cast: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Billy Bob Thornton, Haley Joel Osment
"Entourage" is designed for a small group of viewers and remains unconcerned about whether anyone outside the bubble will have a good time.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Disaster Images, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Giamatti, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson
A remake of "Earthquake"? An orgy for disaster porn devotees? Or both?
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin
It's hard to find a level on which "Aloha" works. It's a murky, muddled mess.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Disturbing Images, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Jared Harris, Jane Adams
"Poltergeist" once again raises the "why bother?" question that accompanies about 95% of remakes.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-22
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy
"Tomorrowland" is an interesting collage of moments and ideas in search of a strong narrative and a coherent ending.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Bruce Greenwood, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz
The issues addressed in "Good Kill" exist firmly in the gray and that's where the character resides for the majority of the film.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Musical
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks
This isn't cinema; it's vaudeville.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action
Director: George Miller
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton
Mad Max: Fury Road delivers. This drives the concept of the "summer spectacle" to its apex.