U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-10-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Osgood Perkins
Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, Emma Roberts, James Remar, Lauren Holly
Although neither scary nor creepy (despite its "horror" classification), the movie is a puzzle whose picture fails to snap into focus until the final piece is in place.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-10-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Leslie Odom Jr., Ann Dowd, Jennifer Nettles, Norbert Leo Butz, Lidya Jewett, Olivia Marcum, Ellen Burstyn
It might have helped if Green understood "The Exorcist" a little better rather than just copying from it.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-09-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Henry Bean
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Billy Zane, Theresa Russell, Summer Phoenix
An interesting film for the things it does right but, by the time the end credits rolled, I was unable to fight back a sense of frustration with its limitations.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Gareth Edwards
Cast: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson
It may rely on numerous common science fiction concepts but it blends them in a way that feels original, offering a satisfying ending that does not demand additional installments.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Chloe Domont
Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan
Although it does not qualify as a white-knuckle sort of movie, it exerts a magnetism that is difficult to turn away from.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action
Director: Scott Waugh
Cast: Jason Statham, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Andy Garcia, Sylvester Stallone, Randy Couture, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran
Feels like a movie that never should have been made for a franchise that, having lain dormant for nine years, did not deserve a resurrection.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Myha’la, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Talia Ryder, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley
It is not a bad way to spend a couple of hours, keeping in mind that this fairy tale, like most, has only a tenuous link to reality.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-22
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Musical
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz
The movie was the best concert film to date when it first came out, and nothing in the past forty years has toppled it from that position.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Riccardo Scamarcio, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird
For those who enjoy their sleuthing on the big screen with impressively conceived set pieces, evocative performances, gothic twists and turns, and a drizzling of ghostly apparitions.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Emma Seligman
Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Dominczyk, Marshawn Lynch
The characters are relatable, the humor generates laughter without becoming moronic, and the feel-good vibe is never far from the surface.