U.S. Release Date: 2020-07-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: War/Drama
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Milo Gibson, Jack Kesy, Will Attenborough, Taylor John Smith, Cory Hardrict
A better-than-average war movie, merging technical craftsmanship, narrative coherence, and competent acting.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-07-03
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clementine Grenier, Manon Clavel
"The Truth" is layered and offers a treat for those who savor acting on the highest level, but it is a step down from Kore-eda's best films.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jon Stewart
Cast: Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Rose Byrne, Brent Sexton, Topher Grace
The comedy offers a gentle reminder that it’s people not slogans that form the spinal cord of America’s democracy.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, )
Genre: War/Adventure
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jonathan Majors, Chadwick Boseman, Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Paakkonen, Johnny Nguyen, Jean Reno, Le Y Lan
This is a work of passion and anger and it conveys points in the subtext that provoke an emotional and intellectual response.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Moises Arias
The result is familiar Apatow: simultaneously funny and touching with elements of pathos to go along with the raunchiness.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion
Cast: Lulu Wilson, Kevin James, Joel McHale, Robert Maillet, Amanda Brugel, Ryan McDonald, James McDougall, Isaiah Rockcliffe
A brand of exploitation that feels surprisingly fresh considering how many tropes it recycles.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Andrew Patterson
Cast: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz
Works not because of anything surprising in the story but because the filmmakers have paid such attention to the way in which it is crafted that it unfolds effortlessly and with great panache.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman, Ice Cube, Zoe Chao, June Diane Raphael, Eddie Izzard
Plays well on the small screen because the essence of the film – an exploration of characters and their relationships – remains unchanged.
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Drama
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Leslie Daniels, Natalia Rai
Works best when viewed within the larger context of how moviemaking shifted during the 1950s and 1960s than as a stand-alone motion picture.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-04-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Sean Keenen, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Earl Cave, Thomasin McKenzie
Everything emphasizes the Tall Tale aspects, from the electric, trippy cinematography to the larger-than-life performances of the lead actors.