U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman, Corey Hawkins, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham
A good monster movie but not such a good "Kong" movie.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ritesh Batra
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Freya Mavor, Joe Alwyn
The film’s structure is suspect and its ability to develop a bond between the viewer and the characters is strained.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Julia Ducournau
Cast: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella
Not bad enough to be interesting and not good enough to be worth paying money for.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Drugs, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Anjela Nedyalkova
"T2" has targeted a small audience and the group that thinks Boyle has again found greatness will be smaller still.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Rupert Sanders
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, Peter Ferdinando
Visually compelling but tone deaf.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-04-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Vin Diesel, Kristofer Hivju, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron, Dwayne Johnson, Helen Mirren
“Dumbing down” was coined for productions like this: big, splashy, testosterone-fueled monstrosities.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-05-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Stella Meghie
Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reugera, Taylor Hickson, Danube R. Hermosillo
As YA romances go – and there are plenty to choose from – this is a lesser option.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-05-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Innuendo)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg
Cast: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Kevin McNally, David Wenham, Orlando Bloom
The fifth movie sticks to the formula and delivers the third-most entertaining entry into the series, which is probably about the best one can hope for at this stage of its existence.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice, Addison Riecke, Emma Howard
Despite having been feted at Cannes 2017, Coppola isn’t working at the level where she once toiled.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-30
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Minion Nudity)
Genre: Animated
Director: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon
Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Julie Andrews, Jenny Slate
An example of how even the most promising animated franchises can hit a wall if allowed to continue too long.