U.S. Release Date: 2017-04-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
Director: Zach Braff
Cast: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Matt Dillon, Joey King, John Ortiz, Kenan Thompson
At best made-for-TV quality with stars too big to allow it to go directly where it belongs.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Niki Caro
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Bruhl, Shira Haas
A missed opportunity to tell a powerful story.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Medalion Rahimi, Cynthy Wu, Elena Kampouris, Jennifer Beals
Adopts an oh-so-serious tone and resorts to awkward melodrama to get the point across.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau
It’s baffling that so much talent could produce something this lackluster.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth
Its greater ambitions don’t make it a better movie - just a longer and more pretentious one.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Drama
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino
What happens when a promising premise is betrayed by a dumbed-down, hackneyed screenplay.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-01-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: D.J. Caruso
Cast: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Rory McCann, Nina Dobrev, Tony Jaa, Ruby Rose, Kris Wu, Deepika Padukone, Donnie Yen, Ice Cube
Cheesy enough to be viewed as a parody except nearly everyone involved seems to take it at least somewhat seriously.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key
"Why Him?" contains its share of effective humor but suffers from malaises that infect many modern comedies.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Michael K. Williams, Ariane Labed, Matias Varela
Don’t bother venturing out to see the movie; stay home and play the game instead.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-11-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks, Brett Kelly, Jenny Zigrino
At its best, it feels like an echo of its predecessor. At its worst, it’s unfunny, crass, and uncomfortable (not in a good way).