U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Bokeem Woodbine, Laura Harrier, Jacob Batalon, Donald Glover, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Chris Evans
Although this "Homecoming" serves its purpose, it’s just a forgettable waystation on the MCU map, where all roads lead to "Infinity War".
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.
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: "NR" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Hamm
Cast: Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Freddie Highmore, John Hurt, Toby Stephens, Ian Beattie, Catherine McCormack
The movie contains some tremendous individual scenes but the whole isn’t better than the sum of its parts.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-28
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Lily Collins, Shirley Henderson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Giancarlo Esposito, Choi Woo-shik, Byun Hee-bong
Works as a fantasy, an adventure, a dark comedy, a story of love between a girl and her pet, and a vicious satire.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Flea, CJ Jones, Eiza Gonzalez, Jon Bernthal, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Lanny Joon
Its combination of good pacing and a willingness to tell a story remind us of what summer movies once were.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera, Isabela Moner, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro
An orgy of incoherence, a sensory assault that suffocates the viewer in a cavalcade of special effects incontinence.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-16
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Animated
Director: Brian Fee
Cast: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan Fillion, Larry the Cable Guy, Armie Hammer, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman
"Cars 3" has saved the best for last and will deflect the concerns of those who think this series has taken too many extra laps.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lucia Aniello
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravatz, Ilana Glazer, Kate McKinnon, Paul W. Downs, Demi Moore, Ty Burrell
Comedy in the vein of "The Hangover" with a little "Weekend at Bernie’s" thrown in for good measure.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Dean Norris, Maddie Ziegler, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace
This film’s tone is so inconsistent as to cause whiplash and it frequently substitutes emotional manipulation for intelligence.