U.S. Release Date: 2021-07-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Aaron Pierre, Thomasin McKenzie, Embeth Davidtz, Alexa Swinton, Alex Wolff, Emun Elliott, Nolan River, Eliza Scanlen, Kathleen Chalfant
The movie doesn’t make a lot of sense and it doesn’t help that the dialogue is poorly written and clumsily delivered.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-07-16
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Cartoon Violence)
Genre: Animated/Adventure
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green, Ceyair J. Wright, Harper Leight Alexander, Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza, Zendaya
Feels more like a two-hour commercial for the entire Warner Brothers catalog and a means of stroking LeBron James' ego.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-07-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Chris McKay
Cast: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Jasmine Mathews, Edwin Hodge, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Uses reliable science fiction/time travel/alien invasion tropes in ways that could be interesting but ultimately turn out to be regurgitations of stories we’ve seen before.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-06-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action
Director: Justin Lin
Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludcaris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, John Cena, Sung Kang, Thue Ersted Rasmussen
F9, like its predecessors, isn’t about characters or story. It’s about the excessively over-the-top action sequences.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-06-09
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Mark Raso
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Lucius Hoyos, Shamier Anderson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Frances Fisher, Gil Bellows, Barry Pepper
Sketchy character development and poor world-building keep the film and its protagonists at arm’s length.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-06-04
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan
Cast: Isabela Merced, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marsai Martin, McKenna Grace, Julianne Moore, Walton Goggins, Eiza Gonzalez, Andre Braugher
As generic, made-for-quick-consumption animated productions go, there’s nothing especially bad about "Spirit Untamed." Unfortunately, there’s nothing especially good, either.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-05-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Rocci Williams, Josh Hartnett, Jeffrey Donovan, Scott Eastwood, Andy Garcia, Eddie Marsan, Niamh Algar
All the ingredients seem to be in place for a rollicking violent time but the elements don’t gel.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-04-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Simon McQuoid
Cast: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada, Chin Han, Ludi Lin, Max Huang
Slickly made but hollow, offering little to anyone who isn’t deeply invested in the franchise; it may be a good tie-in to the video game series but it’s a bad motion picture.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-03-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Monster Mayhem)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza Gonzalez, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bichir, Kaylee Hottle
What works as a sizzle reel totaling three minutes shows its inherent shallowness when expanded to nearly two hours.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-03-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Ciaran Hinds, Joe Morton, Jesse Eisenberg, Ray Porter
The flaws of "Justice League" were rooted too deeply for even a complete reworking to solve them.