U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Pierre Coffin, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, Geoffrey Rush, Steve Carell
Parents will get more pleasure out of their children's reactions than from the film itself.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Patrick Brice
Cast: Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godreche
"The Overnight" is short enough not to overstay its welcome but too short to effectively develop the characters and their situations.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Horror
Director: Leigh Whannell
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell
"Insidious: Chapter 3" is exclusively for those desperately in need of a PG-13 horror fix.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Action
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney
Disposable entertainment best investigated when it makes its way to a home viewing option.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-22
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy
"Tomorrowland" is an interesting collage of moments and ideas in search of a strong narrative and a coherent ending.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, James Spader, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
"Age of Ultron" disappoints not because it's irredeemably bad but because it fails to achieve the level of its predecessor in nearly every facet.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: Drama/War
Director: Russell Crowe
Cast: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz
So jammed with subplots and secondary characters that it often feels like the Cliffs Notes version of a complex novel.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz
Asks the same questions as "Birdman" but with a lot more talking and without the visual flair.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Leo Gabriadze
Cast: Jacob Wysocki, Shelly Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Heather Sossaman, Will Peltz, Renee OIstead, Courtney Halverson
"Unfriended" relies too strongly on a gimmick that wears thin after about an hour.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Ben Stiller, Charles Grodin, Naomi Watts, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Driver
Two movies in one: one relatable and witty, the other dry and distancing. The second undermines the first.