U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
Director: Susanna Fogel
Cast: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson, Paul Reiser, Jane Curtin, Ivanna Sakhno
The biggest crime of "The Spy Who Dumped Me" isn’t its dearth of humor or reliance on an unimaginative espionage plot but the way it wastes the talents of its leads.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Scenes of Peril)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Roland Moller, Pablo Schreiber, Noah Taylor, Chin Han, Hannah Quinlivan, Byron Mann, McKenna Roberts, Noah Cottrell
A simple story with lots of visual pizzazz and little in the way of complexity or intelligence is a great way to lure viewers of all nationalities into theaters.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Matthew Ross
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Ana Ularu, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Eugene Lipinski, Molly Ringwald
Despite drawbacks related to the casting of Keanu Reeves, "Siberia" is well-paced, offers instances of tension, and doesn’t cheat at the end.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Comedy/Science Fiction
Director: Boots Riley
Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Armie Hammer, Steven Yeun, Danny Glover
Although the production is too long and overreaches, it has a bizarre, crazy appeal that’s difficult to shrug off.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Stefano Sollima
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Catherine Keener, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Matthew Modine, Shea Whigham, Elijah Rodriguez
Retains the edge-of-the-seat and nihilistic qualities of its predecessor, but there are shifts to the overall tone, which is neither as stark nor as ominous.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The prioritization of highlighting moments of "Star Wars" lore over telling a compelling story makes "Solo" feel overlong and anticlimactic.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Zak Knutson
Cast: Maggie Grace, Clancy Brown, John Malkovich, Ryan Kwanten, Mike Epps, Russell Peters, Brooks Braselman
This more-dumb-than-funny stoner comedy has its moments, although not nearly enough of them.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Cartoon Violence, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Cast: Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Kevin Heffernan, Brian Cox, Rob Lowe, Lynda Carter, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Hayes MacArthur, Tyler Labine, Will Sasso
A sequel made for (and funded by) Super Troopers die-hards. It’s hard to imagine the uninitiated getting much out of it.