U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-08
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Dan Mirvish
Cast: Jim Rash, David Koechner, Mae Whitman, Sasha Alexander, Nancy Travis, Bellamy Young, Richard Kind
An old-fashioned character piece, more dramatic than comedic in tone but leavened with occasional humor.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Bill Holderman
Cast: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Craig T. Nelson, Don Johnson, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley Jr., Alicia Sliverstone, Katie Aselton
Its ability to tickle the funny bone and warm the heart allow it to work as a traditional rom-com even if the participants are older than is the norm for the genre.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Dean Devlin
Cast: Robert Sheehan, David Tennant, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero, Jacqueline Byers
A nicely twisty thriller replete with Hitchcockian elements that is spoiled by the string of thriller clichés resulting in a lackluster ending.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Shea Whigham, Mark Pellegrino, Jonny Coyne, Leila Bekhti, Idir Chender, Hicham Ouraqa
An imperfect thriller but one that expects the audience to pay attention and that doesn’t pander to the least common denominator.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kay Cannon
Cast: Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Viswanathan, Gideon Adlon, Miles Robbins, Graham Phillips, Ramona Young, Jimmy Bellinger
Although the movie’s foremost goal is to deliver big laughs, it gets points for taking seriously the trauma of parents who are forced to loosen the reins and let go.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Winston Duke, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis, Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, Sterling K. Brown
It sloughs off the generic label that adheres to many films of the genre, providing an experience that is by turns exciting, emotional, and funny.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-09
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Musical/Romance/Comedy
Director: Dan Baron
Cast: Brie Larson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Scott Bakula, Saahil Sehgal, Tyne Daly, Donald Sutherland
A forgettable merging of a fish-out-of-water story with a cross-cultural romance, this musical lacks personality.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Lin Oeding
Cast: Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Garret Dillahunt, Jill Wagner, Brendan Fletcher, Sasha Rossof
A standard-order action/thriller with adequate performances, occasional bursts of tension, awful dialogue, and a minimal narrative.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-02
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Adult Themes)
Genre: Science Fiction/Drama
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast: Masami Nagasawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa, Mahiro Takasugi, Yuri Tsunematsu, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Kazuya Kojima, Ken Mitsuishi
There are moments of pathos and deft comedy but, overall, "Before We Vanish" is overlong, poorly paced, and scattershot.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Extreme Violence)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, Hyato Ichihara, Erika Toda
Although a little too long, this bottled adrenaline delivers the kind of jolt that will excite action/samurai fans.