U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-05
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Cast: Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Keegan-Michael Key
Is not about cinematic enjoyment but expanding a brand. Its success relies on name recognition and nostalgia.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: David F. Sandberg
Cast: Zachary Levi, Caroline Grace-Cassidy, D.J. Cotrona, Ross Butler, Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Meagan Good
An undercooked casserole of cliched narrative elements, underdeveloped characters, juvenile humor, and a deus ex machina cameo.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-03-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Dermot Mulroney, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere, Devyn Nekoda, Josh Segarra, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato
Offers two hours of fan service while serving up enough gore to appeal to many generic slasher/horror movie aficionados.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mental Health Issues)
Genre: Drama
Director: Florian Zeller
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Quarshie
When one contemplates the amount of Oscar talent associated with The Son, the result can’t be considered anything less than a disappointment.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-01-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Maria Schrader
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Morton, Ashley Judd
For the most part, "She Said" provides involving material that doesn’t forget the victims in the process of telling how their stories brought down one of Hollywood’s ogres.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-12-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Parker Finn
Cast: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Jessie T. Usher, Kal Penn, Gillian Zinser
This is a reminder that horror movies have the twin goals of unsettling and upsetting - a mission statement director Parker Finn takes seriously.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-09-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
Director: Tom George
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Shirley Henderson, David Oyelowo
Director Tom George takes a fairly routine whodunnit? and livens it up with a corkscrew helix of fourth wall-breaking, historical references, slapstick, and self-aware clichés.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-08-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action
Director: Julius Avery
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, Pilou Asbaek, Dascha Polanco, Sophia Tatum, Moises Arias, Martin Starr, Jared Odrick
Feels like the warmed-up leftovers of a superhero franchise that both Marvel and DC passed on.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-08-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Baena
Cast: Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Alessandro Nivola, Molly Shannon, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Heidecker, Ben Sinclair
In navigating the curves that connect romance, humor, horror, and murder mystery, the movie suffers a few spin-outs.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-08-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Situations)
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ponsoldt
Cast: Lia Barnett, Sanai Victoria, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield, Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper, Ashley Madekwe, Megan Mullally
Ponsoldt taps into nostalgia as the jumping-off point for a movie that ultimately goes nowhere, with underdeveloped characters whose stories never gel.