U.S. Release Date: 2021-04-09
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Disaster Movie Scenes, Mild Gore)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Pal Oie
Cast: Thorbjorn Harr, Ylva Lyng Fuglerud, Lisa Carlehed, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Peter Forde, Daniel Alexander Skadal, Per Egil Aske, Silje Breivik
Although it might seem odd to call a disaster film “low-key,” the label applies in this case.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-07-03
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clementine Grenier, Manon Clavel
"The Truth" is layered and offers a treat for those who savor acting on the highest level, but it is a step down from Kore-eda's best films.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-04-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Sean Keenen, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Earl Cave, Thomasin McKenzie
Everything emphasizes the Tall Tale aspects, from the electric, trippy cinematography to the larger-than-life performances of the lead actors.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-04-24
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Stephens
Cast: Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Malin Akerman, Shea Whigham, Tony Hale, Adelaide Clemens, Madisen Beaty
For the first two-thirds, it's an effecting and effective tale of female bonding; however, toward the end, melodramatic contrivances result in an unlikely climax and unsatisfying denouement.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-11-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Tim Miller
Cast: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna
Feels like an echo of "T2," doing many of the same things and offering similar narrative perturbations but without the verve of the earlier movie.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-06-21
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Animated
Director: Josh Cooley
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tony Hale, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Joan Cusack, Annie Potts, Tim Allen, Madeleine McGraw
A respectable afterthought sequel that is paradoxically welcome and unnecessary.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-05-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Dome Karukoski
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Derek Jacobi, Colm Meaney, Harry Gilby, Patrick Gibson, Anthony Boyle, Tom Glynn-Carney
More like the dramatization of an Encyclopedia Britannica entry than a fully rendered movie, "Tolkien" loses sight of the character.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-05-03
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: AJ Jankel
Cast: Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Emun Elliott, Gregor Selkirk, Lauren Lyle, Kate Dickie
The framing of characters is black-and-white and the far-too-pat ending offers an unearned resolution.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-03-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: J.C. Chandor
Cast: Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hudlund, Pedro Pascal, Adria Arjona
An unconventional heist film in which a majority of the action occurs after the loot has been liberated, it features well-staged action scenes that ooze tension.