U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Eli Roth
Cast: Bruce Willis, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris, Kimberly Elise, Beau Knapp
In many ways a throwback, which would be okay if there wasn’t already an okay version of the same story kicking around from the 1970s .
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tina Gordon Chism
Cast: Marsai Martin, Issa Rae, Regina Hall
If it wasn’t for the charisma and screen presence of 13-year old Marsai Martin, "Little" would be damn near unwatchable.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-09-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Horror
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson, Valorie Curry
"Blair Witch" seems more like a pale homage than a new chapter to the saga.
U.S. Release Date: 2008-03-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: Sean Faris, Cam Gigandet, Djimon Honsou, Amber Heard, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope, Wyatt Smith
Strictly speaking, Never Back Down is not a remake...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-03-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Steve Pink
Cast: John Cusack, Lizzy Caplan, Chevy Chase, Crispin Glover, Lyndsy Fonseca, Sebastian Stan, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Collette Wolfe
In the case of Hot Tub Time Machine, the title is ...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-09-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Western
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Byung-hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard, Hayley Bennett
With two better versions of this story readily available, why bother with this mediocre re-telling?
U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Nash Edgerton
Cast: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Sharlto Copley, Amanda Seyfried, Harry Treadaway, Thandie Newton
"Gringo" is messy and at times incoherent, filled with pointless subplots and confounding “twists.”
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-12-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Elias, Austin Zajur, Rosario Dawson
A "Clerks" movie doesn’t seem like the best vehicle for ruminations about mortality…especially amidst a flotilla of dated, unfunny humor.
U.S. Release Date: 2008-05-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Paul Weiland
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison, Busy Philipps, Kathleen Quinlan, Sydney Pollack
Romantic comedies sell fantasy. Ultimately, that'...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-10-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander
To describe The Ring, two adjectives leap to mind...