U.S. Release Date: 1991-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones
There are enough good things to warrant a look for those who may have dismissed the film in 1991 or who never saw it.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-03-06
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Dan Scanlon
Cast: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez, Kyle Bornheimer
There’s something here for everyone, even if the overall package isn’t likely to go down as the next Disney/Pixar “classic.”
U.S. Release Date: 2016-02-26
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Isao Takahata
Cast: Miki Imai, Toshiro Yanagiba, Youko Honna, Daisy Ridley, Dev Patel, Alison Fernandez
The timeless quality of the story and animation make it as much a pleasure to see on the second or third time as it is on the first.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-08-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Kiera Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Indira Varma
Effective as both a drama and a cautionary tale and the lessons it teaches are possibly more relevant in today’s world than they were 15 years ago.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-08-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Jason Winer
Cast: Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Jake Lacy, Melissa Rauch, Jane Curtin, Shannon Woodward, Adam Shapiro
Instead of being a song to lift the heart, "Ode to Joy" is a discordant, off-key tune that lasts too long.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-07-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Margaret Qualley, Dakota Fanning, Timothy Olyphant, Luke Perry, Austin Butler
Made by a movie-lover for movie-lovers. And even those who don’t qualify may still enjoy the hell out of it.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-06-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Claire McCarthy
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Tom Felton, Dominic Mafham, Devon Terrell
There wasn’t much to Hamlet’s Ophelia and there’s not a lot more to this production’s version of her.
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "G" (Violence)
Genre: Musical/Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast:
A tepid version of one of Dickens’ better-known stories with musical numbers that often don’t quite fit the material.
U.S. Release Date: 1971-08-01
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo
It’s cheesy in the way many older films are cheesy, but the strong sense of atmosphere helps to redeem some of the dated elements.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Mimi Leder
Cast: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Cailee Spaeny, Jack Reynor, Stephen Root, Chris Mulkey
Although the film’s heart is in the right place, there are times when it misses the mark as a fully fleshed-out biography.