U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan Skarsgård, Lea Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Dave Bautista, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Anya Taylor-Joy
A spectacle to behold with an underlying arc that makes it more satisfying than a 2 1/2-hour bite of eye candy.
U.S. Release Date: 1991-03-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Buck Henry
Brooks offers humor that targets the brain rather than the gut. There are some laugh-out-loud moments but the primary tone is “amusing” rather than “hilarious.”
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling
There’s a lot to like about this new version of "Dune": the screenplay’s ability to pare down Frank Herbert’s complex, weighty novel without emasculating it, the epic scope, and the spectacle of the experience.
U.S. Release Date: 1990-01-26
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle
With a quarter-century-long friendship in the cross-hairs, "Driving Miss Daisy" tracks the evolution of race and class relations during a tumultuous era.
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Thriller
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers
Quintessential film noir; anyone wondering what that means need only watch the movie to understand its impact and importance during the heart of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War Violence)
Genre: War/Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Harry Styles, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh
This accomplished, exceptional piece of cinema delivers summer-scale spectacle.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-02-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand, Leslie Uggams, Gina Carano
For those who feel superhero films have become stale and predictable, "Deadpool" provides as much of a shock to the system as the ice water bucket challenge.
U.S. Release Date: 2014-07-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirk Acevedo, Nick Thurston
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is not only a solid...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/WESTERN
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Don Johnson
One of the great strengths of Quentin Tarantino's ...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-07-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
For most superhero franchises, the third movie is ...