U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Racial epithets)
Genre: Drama
Director: Robin Bissell
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Babou Ceesay, Nick Searcy, Wes Bentley, Anne Heche, Bruce McGill
Never resorts to the kind of patronizing inspiration that has tripped up more than a few of these well-intentioned productions.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Travis Knight
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider, Angela Bassett, Justin Theroux, Peter Cullen
A well-paced science fiction action thriller with elements of drama, whimsy, and a strong inter-species buddy movie element.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Western
Director: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Cast: Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, Saul Rubinek, Brendan Gleeson, Jonjo O’Neill, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Bill Heck, Tom Waits, Henry Melling, Liam Neeson, Stephen Root, James Franco, Chelcie Ross
Strikes an effective balance between satire and homage and mines the most common ore of the old-time Westerns.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Edgerton
Cast: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Madelyn Cline
Reports about what goes on behind the closed doors of Conversion Therapy camps have been in the press for years and the film’s vivid presentation engages the viewer on a visceral level.
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Adventure
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O’Donnell, Sam Jaffe
While its grandiose visuals remain impressive and the chariot race has lost none of its energy and excitement, "Ben-Hur" is overlong and bloated.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Luke Prael, Sterling Jerins, Will Patton, Nicholas J. Oliveri, Tammy Blanchard, Christopher Dylan White, Matthew Miniero, Samantha Mathis
Worth seeing simply because it’s different - not weird, off-the-wall different, but different in a good way.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Mature Themes)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: : John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Michael Buscemi, Robert John Burke, Topher Grace, Jasper Paakkonen, Ryan Eggold, Alec Baldwin
An opportunity to re-examine ‘70s attitudes through the lens of ‘10s perceptions, "BlacKkKlansman" is equally entertaining and disturbing.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Carlos Lopez Estrada
Cast: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin
A compelling film with much to say about subjects like gentrification and race – things it approaches with a mix of wit and seriousness.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-08
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Dan Mirvish
Cast: Jim Rash, David Koechner, Mae Whitman, Sasha Alexander, Nancy Travis, Bellamy Young, Richard Kind
An old-fashioned character piece, more dramatic than comedic in tone but leavened with occasional humor.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Bill Holderman
Cast: Diane Keaton, Alicia Sliverstone, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Dreyfuss, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia, Mary Steenburgen, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Katie Aselton
Its ability to tickle the funny bone and warm the heart allow it to work as a traditional rom-com even if the participants are older than is the norm for the genre.