U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kirk Jones
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Elena Kampouris
What we’re left with is a misbegotten notion that bringing back characters long past their sell-by date is a good idea.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Phoebe Fox, Barkhad Abdi, Iain Glen
"Eye in the Sky" is compelling, offering the best elements of a drama and a thriller.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck, Scoot McNairy, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Henry Cavill, Holly Hunter
"Batman v Superman" revels in apocalyptic visuals, death, destruction, mayhem, and brutality.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Octavia Spencer
"Allegiant" exemplifies what happens when a book or movie exists solely for the purposes of placating fans and maintaining a revenue stream.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Benjamin Dickinson
Cast: Benjamin Dickinson, Nora Zehetner, Dan Gill, Alexia Rasmussen, Reggie Watts
"Creative Control" looks more interesting than it is
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Ian McShane, Penelope Cruz
This may be the first time I have seen something make "Freddy Got Fingered" look classy.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr.
Take away the anti-climactic final act and this is an effective white-knuckle psychological thriller.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-04
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore
Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Octavia Spencer, Shakira
There’s a lot here for kids to like and nearly as much to keep parents from fidgeting.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Cast: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton
Tina Fey is the biggest asset but even she’s not sufficient to make it worth more than a marginal recommendation.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Disaster Images)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Roar Uthaug
Cast: Kristoffer Joner, Thomas Bo Larsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Fridtjov Saheim, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Arthur Berning, Laila Goody, Edith Haagenrud-Sande
Without jettisoning the tropes and clichés of the disaster film genre ,"The Wave" provides a little more intelligence and drama.