U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-04-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Disaster Images)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Pena, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Donald Sutherland, Eme Ikwuakor
There’s nothing worthwhile here; the landscape of wretched banality offers only wasted time and a sense of despair.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-05-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Mark Williams
Cast: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Taylor John Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Claire van der Boom, Gabriella Sengos
In terms of storytelling, excitement, and overall entertainment value, "Blacklight" is a black hole.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror/Science Fiction
Director: Keith Thomas
Cast: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Gloria Reuben, Michael Greyeyes, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley
With wooden acting, a plodding storyline, and several cringeworthy changes from the source material, the 2022 version indeed starts a fire – a dumpster fire.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-04-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Marley Shelton, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Skeet Ulrich, Roger L. Jackson
When an old property achieves new life, it’s because of better creative decisions than the ones made by the men and women behind the fifth "Scream".
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Michael Keaton
The kind of bland, by-the-numbers origin story that shows comic book movies at their least innovative.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Madds Mikkelsen, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, William Nadylam, Victoria Yeates, Richard Coyle, Katherine Waterston
An unnecessary, joyless affair, it plods along offering “canonical” tidbits to fans but very little to casual viewers.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-05-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Rachel McAdams
The movie feels like it was assembled from an unready draft even though visually, there’s no denying the film’s strengths.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-05-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror/Science Fiction
Director: Alex Garland
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, Gayle Rankin, Zak Rothera-Oxley
About two-thirds of a creepy, unsettling story that comes unglued in the final 30 minutes.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Dino Violence, Intense Action, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Chris Pratt, BD Wong, Campbell Scott, Isabella Sermon, Mamoudou Athie, DeWanda Wise, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Omar Sy
It’s a good thing the movie offers an overdose of nostalgia, because there’s precious little else to get excited about.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Patrick Hughes
Cast: Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, Ellen Barkin, Jasmine Matthews
Derivative and forgettable; fitfully entertaining but ultimately lacking.