U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-09-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Cast:
As much about atonement and forgiveness as it is a critique of Colonial attitudes of racism and white supremacy that are deeply entrenched in Western society.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-07-01
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Romance/Drama
Director: Emma Holly Jones
Cast: Freida Pinto, Zawe Ashton, Sope Dirisu, Theo James, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Naoko Mori, Ashley Park
Genre fans may perceive it as good enough to scratch an itch but no matter how well it incorporates the Jane Austen tropes, it’s hard to see this as more than obligatory and unnecessary.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-09-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Musical/Drama
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Wenham
At times frustrating and at times exuberant, the movie is effective in capturing both the triumph and tragedy of the title character’s life.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Intense Terror)
Genre: Horror
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, Troy Rudeseal
Brings back memories of when “horror” meant more than an assembled sequence of shocks and blood-soaked cliches.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Patrick Hughes
Cast: Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, Ellen Barkin, Jasmine Matthews
Derivative and forgettable; fitfully entertaining but ultimately lacking.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-09-13
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Action
Director: Angus MacLane
Cast: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin
It features enough eye candy to keep most kids engaged and boasts just enough heft that adults won’t spend 100 minutes looking at their watches.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Sophie Hyde
Cast: Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack
The screenplay, which effectively balances comedic moments with dramatic ones, has some uneven moments, but Thompson’s performance never wavers.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-17
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Jim Archer
Cast: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie
Although it functions as a warped, modern-day fairy tale, there’s more than a little bit of truth to be found just beneath the surface.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-06-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Dino Violence, Intense Action, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, Isabella Sermon, Campbell Scott, BD Wong, Omar Sy
It’s a good thing the movie offers an overdose of nostalgia, because there’s precious little else to get excited about.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Intense Action)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jean Louisa Kelly, Glen Powell, Danny Ramirez, Jay Ellis, Lewis Pullman, Monica Barbaro, Charles Parnell, Jon Hamm, Bashir Salahuddin, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer, Ed Harris
Although relying on some of the alchemy that made the formula successful in 1986, the film’s awareness of cultural shifts makes for a more complete cinematic experience.