U.S. Release Date: 2020-04-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Tayarisha Poe
Cast: Lovie Simone, Jharrel Jerome, Celeste O’Connor, Ana Mulvoy Ten, Jesse Williams, Gina Torres
A serious-minded drama that focuses on those who accept the skewed and short-range perspective associated with high school royalty.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-03-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger, Michael Gaston, Bokeem Woodbine
A mid-budget action/thriller featuring a recognizable star and not requiring much in the way of attention or dedication from a viewer.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-02-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Benedict Andrews
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Anthony Mackie, Yvan Attal, Jack O’Connell, Margaret Qualley, Colm Meaney, Vince Vaughn, Zazoe Beetz
Kristin Stewart gives a strong performance as Jean Seberg but the screenplay traps her in a story that’s less interesting than it should be.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
Director: Jeff Fowler
Cast: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub
Unlikely to elevate the based-on-a-videogame category above the dismal level where it has wallowed for the past quarter-century.
U.S. Release Date: 1973-05-09
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Adult Themes, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotton, Brock Peters, Paula Kelly
Although the structure is designed to mimic that of a standard police procedural, the movie is really about the ugly side of human nature.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
Cast: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Rashida Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, DJ Khaled, Reba McEntire
The filmmakers seem unconcerned about appealing to anyone who isn’t a 9-year old boy; aside from the occasional throw-away line, there’s little here to interest adults.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-12-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sci-fi Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, Kelly Marie Tran, Domhnall Gleeson, Joonas Suotamo, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Daniels
The last "Star Wars" movie is the most bloated and least satisfying of all the main-line adventures.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-08-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Scary Images, Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Andre Ovredal
Cast: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Austin Abrams, Kathleen Pollard
An engaging batch of campfire stories told from a fresh perspective, and that’s worth something in the stale world of PG-13 horror.
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Drama
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast: Shotaro Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kokichi Takada, Gonjuro Kawarazaki
The characters feel real and their circumstances are less an attempt to manipulate a viewer’s emotions than to offer a commentary on the social and cultural standards of the day.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-07-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Tom Berenger, Ned Dennehy, Fionnula Flanagan, Louis Gossett Jr., Cliver Russell, Beau Bridges, Fiona Glascott, Elya Baskin
There are no real characters here, just quickly sketched stick figures in too-tight costumes that deliver a few solid laughs but not much more.