U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Archie Madekwe, Richard E. Grant, Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver, Carey Mulligan
The film is just bonkers enough to be wildly entertaining and completely disturbing in equal parts.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andres Rivera, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer
If someone was going to make a "Hunger Games" prequel, this is about the best one might hope for.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Haynes
Cast: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu, Piper Curda
Highlights the ability of director Todd Haynes to explore complex and dysfunctional human relationships with insight and intelligence.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sala Baker, Endre Hules
Engages in a typically perverse David Fincher fashion, exerting its pull as much by the development of the plot as by the magnetic presence of Michael Fassbender.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Meg Ryan
Cast: Meg Ryan, David Duchovny
Like most rom-coms, it is comfort food although it lacks the fantasy element associated with characters who are less seasoned.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-10-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
The manner in which director Alexander Payne and writer David Hemingson approach this familiar trope imbues it with freshness, honesty, and warmth.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-10-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Osgood Perkins
Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, Emma Roberts, James Remar, Lauren Holly
Although neither scary nor creepy (despite its "horror" classification), the movie is a puzzle whose picture fails to snap into focus until the final piece is in place.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Chloe Domont
Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan
Although it does not qualify as a white-knuckle sort of movie, it exerts a magnetism that is difficult to turn away from.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Myha’la, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Talia Ryder, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley
It is not a bad way to spend a couple of hours, keeping in mind that this fairy tale, like most, has only a tenuous link to reality.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Riccardo Scamarcio, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird
For those who enjoy their sleuthing on the big screen with impressively conceived set pieces, evocative performances, gothic twists and turns, and a drizzling of ghostly apparitions.