U.S. Release Date: 2022-03-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Catherine Keener
As a way to fill an unpretentious couple of hours, it’s fine, but as a destination film, it’s a disappointment.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Steven Waddington, Pingi Moli
Feels more like a two-hour advertisement for the video games than a legitimate stand-alone motion picture.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Kat Coiro
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman
Not good enough to transcend the limitations of the genre but it’s a passably enjoyable throwback to the heyday of rom-coms.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Simon Kinberg
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penelope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Bingbing Fan, Sebastian Stan, Edgar Ramirez
Leaves no spy cliché unturned while offering little that’s interesting or compelling.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Djimon Hounsou, Harris Dickinson, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Rhys Ifans
The problem with "The King’s Man" isn’t that it’s a bad film (it isn’t) but an unnecessary one.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Musical
Director: Garth Jennings
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Bono
The triumphant ending almost makes up for an otherwise uninvolving and derivative story.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: Stephan James, Timothy Olyphant, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner, Jeffrey Donovan, Andrew Bachelor, Tim Blake Nelson, Lil Rel Howery, Alexander Ludwig, J.K. Simmons, Uzo Aduba
Effective as an ode to cynical realism but it’s uneven at best as a slice of drama.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast:
Despite excellent performances and isolated moments of limited brilliance, the movie is undone by its low-energy approach and lack of zest.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller/Drama
Director: Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe
Cast: Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe, Jessie Barr, Jacqueline Doke
The underlying idea is intriguing and observing the main character's behavior has the same appeal as watching a train wreck, but the conclusion is unsatisfying.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Ghoulish Images)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Michael Ajao, Synnove Karlsen, Rita Tushingham, Margaret Nolan
Because "Last Night in Soho" starts out so strongly, it makes the lackluster final act all the more discouraging.