U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: James Wan
Cast: Jason Momoa, Jani Zhao, Martin Short, Dolph Lundgren, Temeura Morrison, Randall Park, Nicole Kidman, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Patrick Wilson, John Rhys-Davies
Feels like it was mostly constructed in post-production, with CGI working hand-in-hand with editing to fashion something borderline-coherent.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Will Gluck
Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Michelle Hurd, Charlee Fraser, Darren Barnet
The chemistry between leads Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell is a selling point but there are times when the screenplay seems a little on the mushy side.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Cord Jefferson
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Myra Lucretia Taylor
As a calling-card, one could not imagine something more combustible than the one offered by Cord Jefferson with his feature debut.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-10-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Peter Manoogian
Cast: Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo, Shari Shattuck, Armin Shimerman, Michael Deak
One of those films that, despite its overt shoddiness, presents an opportunity to absorb something supremely silly without having to devote much attention to the proceedings.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Ali Khan, Jude Hill, Riccardo Scamarcio, Camille Cottin, Kyle Allen, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Kelly Reilly, Tina Fey, 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. Home Release Date: 2023-08-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jake Ryan, Jeffrey Wright, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston
An occasionally enjoyable diversion that offers enough low-key laughs to paper over a few the filmmaker’s annoying tendencies.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-05-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Laura Terruso
Cast: Sebastian Maniscalco, Robert De Niro, Leslie Bibb, Kim Cattrall, David Rasche, Anders Holm, Brett Dier
This is sit-com level material and, as such, there is not much new or interesting that Robert De Niro can bring to the proceedings.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Suggestive material, Sexual Education Topics)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Cast: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie, Elle Graham, Amari Price, Katherine Kupferer
Although the target audience is unquestionably mothers and daughters, it has things to say to viewers of all genders and ages.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-09-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Chris Tucker, Matthew Maher
Reminds viewers that the boardroom game can be as tense, unpredictable, and exhilarating as the one on the court.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs Use/Addiction)
Genre: Drama
Director: Zach Braff
Cast: Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Celeste O’Connor, Molly Shannon, Chinaza Uche
The participation of Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, both in top form, transforms this from a middling weeper into a deeply felt meditation about the ravages of drug addiction.