U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, J. Quinton Johnson
A thoughtful meditation about war and surviving in its aftermath.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges, Odeya Rush, Timothee Chalamet, Lois Smith
Highlighted by an awards-worthy performance by Saoirse Ronan and structured around a light, witty script, the movie delivers a coming-of-age snapshot.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Margaret Betts
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson, Melissa Leo, Dianna Agron, Liana Liberato, Eline Powell, Morgan Saylor, Rebecca Dayan
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about "Novitiate" is the even-handedness with which it treats religion in general and 1960s Catholicism in particular.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Extreme Violence)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, Hyato Ichihara, Erika Toda
Although a little too long, this bottled adrenaline delivers the kind of jolt that will excite action/samurai fans.
U.S. Release Date: 1977-12-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: John Badham
Cast: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar
A perfect time capsule that gives a real sense of what it was like to breathe the air of a recognizable yet wholly different New York City.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (War Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jason Hall
Cast: Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Beulah Koale, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Brad Beyer, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Scott Haze
For the most part, this is a well-formed tale of pain and tragedy about men who give up everything and get little in return.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Camp
Has to be engaged on its own level – and that’s a challenging place in which to be processing a film this unconventional.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch
Although probably a little too long, the film succeeds in being both emotionally forceful and dramatically satisfying.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-20
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Adult Themes)
Genre: Animated
Director: Naoko Yamada
Cast: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuki, Kensho Ono, Yuki Kaneko, Yui Ishikawa
Its challenging content and well-crafted visuals more than counterbalance any narrative unevenness.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown, Dan Stevens, James Cromwell, Keesha Sharp
By limiting the film’s time frame, we get a distinct snapshot of the main character and the setting that resulted in his becoming historically important.