U.S. Release Date: 2022-03-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell
At a time when many comic book franchises are seeking to go bigger, this down-to-earth approach offers a welcome reprieve.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Steven Waddington, Pingi Moli
Feels more like a two-hour advertisement for the video games than a legitimate stand-alone motion picture.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Sean Ellis
Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran, Amelia Crouch
Relies on a deeper, more primal form of terror built on a foundation of slow-burn tension and a surfeit of atmosphere.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Kat Coiro
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman
Not good enough to transcend the limitations of the genre but it’s a passably enjoyable throwback to the heyday of rom-coms.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Sophie Okonedo, Letitia Wright, Annette Bening, Emma Mackey, Tom Bateman, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Russell Brand
Whodunnits? are generally an awkward fit for the two-hour limitations of a theatrical movie but this is one of the better ones.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Jason Orley
Cast: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Scott Eastwood, Gina Rodriguez, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo
Scratches a particular Valentine’s Day itch in that it provides a dollop of romance to go along with a few laughs.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Mark Williams
Cast: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Taylor John Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Claire van der Boom, Gabriella Sengos
In terms of storytelling, excitement, and overall entertainment value, "Blacklight" is a black hole.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Disaster Images)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Pena, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Donald Sutherland, Eme Ikwuakor
There’s nothing worthwhile here; the landscape of wretched banality offers only wasted time and a sense of despair.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Michel Franco
Cast: Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Iazua Larios, Henry Goodman, Albertine Kotting McMillan, Samuel Bottomley
Draped in a haze of uncertainty, with writer/director Michel Franco obscuring key details at the outset to keep the audience in a state of partial awareness.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Sergi Lopez, Christoph Waltz, Richard Kind
One has to wonder whether Woody Allen continues to make movies not because the passion for the creative act still burns but because this has become a comfortable habit.