U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Jamie Wilkes
"Living" is not quite as good as "Ikiru" (of which it is a remake), but it is a damn good re-interpretation.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Lukas Haas, Eric Roberts, Tobey Maguire
The movie has an unfortunate trajectory where the story becomes less interesting as the running time increases. This is the classic definition of being “front-loaded.”
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Partial Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass
It is difficult to overstate how impressive and potentially game-changing this motion picture is. "The Way of Water" re-invents 3D, exceeding by an order of magnitude what Cameron did in 2009.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-09
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Cast: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton
I can make a compelling case that this is the best version of Pinocchio to-date, and that includes the Disney classic.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-02-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Racial Violence, Mental Illness, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones
Offers an appetizer of nostalgia for those who remember theaters during the early 1980s but the main course is not the easiest to digest, despite several strong performances.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton
The character interactions are often overly theatrical and the central figure turns out to be the second-least interesting individual in this five-person story.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-01-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: David Harbour, Beverly D’Angelo, John Leguizamo, Cam Gigandet, Edi Patterson, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Leah Brady, Mike Dopud
"Violent Night," the latest contribution to the Santa Claus legend, is better than it has a right to be but not as good as it could have been.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson, Faye Marsay
Unlike some adaptations of classic novels, this one does not feel like a chore to sit through: an impressively mounted production that is emotionally true to the characters and their era.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mental Health Issues)
Genre: Drama
Director: Florian Zeller
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Quarshie
When one contemplates the amount of Oscar talent associated with The Son, the result can’t be considered anything less than a disappointment.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-11-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery/Comedy
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline
Funnier than almost any other 2022 film and more entertaining than many of the bloated would-be blockbusters dotting the release schedule.