U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Emma Forrest
Cast: Jemima Kirke, Lola Kirke, Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Grey, Alice Eve, Scott Caan
The screenwriter’s guiding hand is too obviously present and becomes an impediment to any appreciation of the characters’ evolutions.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-01-18
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Extreme Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Vicky Jewson
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nelisse, Indira Varma
Disposable action entertainment – a throw-away title that’s not bad enough to turn off but not good enough to seek out.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-01-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Adam Robitel
Cast: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani
During the final half hour, everything compelling about this low-budget thriller collapses in a miasma of idiocy.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Action
Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Russell Hornsby, Phylicia Rashad, Brigitte Nielsen
Mired in clichés with a narrative constrained by a bland and generic structure.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-02
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mild Violence)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: Lasse Hallstrom, Joe Johnston
Cast: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Richard E. Grant, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Macfadyen, Ellie Bamber
Targeted at prepubescent girls, the holiday-themed fantasy adventure drowns in CGI, underdeveloped characters, and a plot utterly devoid of energy and excitement.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-10-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate
To the extent that "Venom" works, it’s as a comedy not an action/adventure superhero film.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Moore
Cast: Michael Moore, Donald Trump, David Hogg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
While there are a few moments in the movie that can be said to be Moore at his best, the production as a whole may be Moore at his worst.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Yann Demange
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rory Cochrane, Brian Tyree Henry, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie
With so much material crammed into a 110-minute motion picture, it feels rushed and unfinished.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Shane Black
Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski
Exemplifies the lackluster result of exhuming played-out franchises that are better left buried.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-08
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama
Director: Barney Elliott
Cast: Stephen Dorff, David Strathairn, Carlos Bardem, Alberto Ammann, Elsa Olivero, Amiel Cayo, Marco Antonio Ramirez
Unfortunately, a worthy message doesn’t necessarily equate to a good movie and, in this case, the inequality is evident.