U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage, Jaz Sinclair
Based on the novel by John Green, "Paper Towns" is an exercise in artifice.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Michael Pena
This is an appetizer and like most meager fare, it doesn't satisfy.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton, Vanessa Bayer, John Cena, LeBron James
The brash, funny vulgarity is counterbalanced by a sweetness and sincerity that many raunchy comedies lack.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Pierre Coffin, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, Geoffrey Rush, Steve Carell
Parents will get more pleasure out of their children's reactions than from the film itself.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Tarsem Singh
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen
"Self/less" is too badly made to entertain audiences in search of escapist entertainment and too insulting for viewers hoping for more.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Partial Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Matt Smith
"Terminator Genisys" feels like the film James Cameron might have made if he continued the franchise.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Cast: Channing Tatum, Mat Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Jada Pinkett Smith, Andie MacDowell
Too many elements that made the first film an enjoyable experience are missing.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Giovanni Ribisi
The film fumbles its lame narrative and, although some of MacFarlane's jokes are hilarious, they're just blips on the radar.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-26
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Family Adventure
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Josh Wiggins, Thomas Haden Church, Lauren Graham, Luke Kleintank, Robbie Amell, Mia Xitlali, Dejon LaQuake, Jay Hernandez
A reminder that an "old fashioned" movie can be affecting and effective when the filmmaker understands the value of understatement.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Patrick Brice
Cast: Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godreche
"The Overnight" is short enough not to overstay its welcome but too short to effectively develop the characters and their situations.