U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Cast: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Will Forte
Provided the viewer is broad-minded enough not to be bothered by a nearly constant stream of profanity, "Strays" offers a kennel of off-color laughter.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Terror)
Genre: Horror
Director: Andre Ovredal
Cast: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Woody Norman, Javier Botet
"The Last Voyage of the Demeter" is a harrowing journey but, for those who appreciate horror, it is well worth taking.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Ben Wheatley
Cast: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Cliff Curtis, Sienna Guillory, Melissanthia Mahut
Hopefully, this sequel will sink into the trench from whence it came and nothing else will surface in its wake.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Randall Park
Cast: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno
Shines in its sly observances about Asian American cultural idiosyncrasies even though the overarching narrative at times feels derivative and uninspired.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-07-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Dread, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Cast: Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto
It is uncompromising, both in the way it travels a seemingly inevitable trajectory and relies on practical effects to present gruesome imagery.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-07-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Lame Scares)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Justin Simien
Cast: LaKieth Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chase W. Dillon, Jared Leto
Not a bad movie but too long and lifeless for what amounts to a two-hour commercial for a three-minute ride.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-07-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, Ariana Greenblatt, America Ferrera, Michael Cera, John Cena, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Ryan Gosling, Helen Mirren
A degree of unevenness is expected and that is what "Barbie" delivers: a delightful confection at its best, an unfocused jumble at its worst.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-07-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Benny Safdie, Dane DeHaan, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, David Krumholtz, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke, Alden Ehrenreich, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Casey Affleck
Many of the flaws are more than compensated for by the flashes of brilliance and the strength of the central character’s presentation.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-06-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Celine Song
Cast: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro
"Past Lives" is quietly powerful – an understated examination of longing, connection, and unconsummated love.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-07-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Czerny, Shea Whigham, Frederick Schmidt, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Cary Elwes
An oversized, big budget popcorn flick, with all the positives and negatives one associates with that sort of glorious but ephemeral brand of filmmaking.