U.S. Release Date: 2016-01-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: J Blakeson
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Maria Bello, Liev Schreiber, Maika Monroe
There seems to be little reason to see "The 5th Wave" unless you’re a fan of unfinished stories that likely will never be completed.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-01-18
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Rachael Tunnard
Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Brett Goldstein, Rachael Deering, Eileen Davies, Edward Hogg, Ozzy Myers
There are times when the movie seems quirky for quirkiness’ sake and the lead character comes across as an assemblage of tics and traits.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-10-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ewan McGregor
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, David Strathairn, Valorie Curry
Another in a long line of movie adaptations of revered novels that lose something significant in their translation from page to screen.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-05-20
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage, Sean Penn
"The Angry Birds Movie" is like the game - an opportunistic attempt to “strike while the iron is hot” that’s devoid of elements that would give it an extended life.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck, Scoot McNairy, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Henry Cavill, Holly Hunter
"Batman v Superman" revels in apocalyptic visuals, death, destruction, mayhem, and brutality.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Animated
Director: Sam Liu
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, Maury Sterling
Feels like it was cobbled together out of different pieces of varying quality and, as such, it doesn’t work as well as it might.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-01
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader, Jermaine Clement
Unlikely to excite the imagination (or the box office) in the way many of Spielberg’s classics have.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Horror Action/Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth
A mediocre horror/comedy that deserves neither high praise nor disparagement.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-10-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Tate Taylor
Cast: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Edgar Ramirez
"The Girl on the Train" doesn’t derail but it’s not the smoothest of rides.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-08-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Cast: Robert DeNiro, Edgar Ramirez, Ana de Armas, Usher Raymond, Ruben Blades, Ellen Barkin
It’s unfortunate the filmmakers aren't able to provide a sharper focus for a movie with too much plot for too short a running time.