U.S. Release Date: 2015-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ericson Core
Cast: Luke Bracey, Edgar Ramirez, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo
Analyzed on its own merits or in concert with the earlier film, "Point Break" doesn’t work.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-11-06
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Animated
Director: Steve Martino
Cast: (voices) Noah Schnapp, Alexander Garfin, Hadley Belle Miller, Francesca Capaldi, Venus Schultheis, Mariel Sheets
To those with even a limited exposure to Peanuts over the years, this will feel like a homecoming.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-10-09
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mild Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Amanda Seyfried
As a family-oriented adventure film, "Pan" is adequate, although the darkness of the material may make it unsuitable for younger children.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-24
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Science Fiction/Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Brian Cox, Sean Bean
This is what happens when Hollywood starts out with a bad idea, miscasts all the roles, and executes everything badly in production and post-production.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage, Jaz Sinclair
Based on the novel by John Green, "Paper Towns" is an exercise in artifice.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Disturbing Images, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Jared Harris, Jane Adams
"Poltergeist" once again raises the "why bother?" question that accompanies about 95% of remakes.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Musical
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks
This isn't cinema; it's vaudeville.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-01-30
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Dean Israelite
Cast: Jonny Weston, Ginny Gardner, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Sofia Black-D'Elia
Call Project Almanac a "shaky-cam special", and it...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-01-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: The Spierig Brothers
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor
Predestination is what is commonly referred to as ...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-10-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Matthew Warchus
Cast: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine, Dominic West, Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Andrew Scott, Faye Marsay, Jessica Gunning
Brassed Off. Billy Elliot. The Full Monty. When it...