U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Julius Ramsay
Cast: Alex Essoe, Dylan McTee, Perla Haney-Jardine, Ward Horton
The movie works as a tightly-plotted excursion into the terror that evolves when circumstances prod normal people to commit ugly acts.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Cast: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons, Danny Huston
Canny enough to go full-throttle with the absurd and not bother trying to do much with its meager dramatic and/or sentimental elements.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy
With a svelte running time of about 70 minutes, "The Party" doesn’t overstay its welcome.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Drama
Director: David Freyne
Cast: Sam Keeley, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Ellen Page, Paula Malcolmson, Oscar Nolan
The allegorical central subject matter encompasses themes of guilt and cultural repression.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Marine Vacth, Jérémie Rénier, Jacqueline Bisset
The movie touches on issues of duality and psychology but often uses shock tactics to shake things up.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Jason James
Cast: Thomas Middleditch, Jess Weixler, Diana Bang, Johannah Newmarch
With doses of magic realism icing a cake assembled using layers of Jungian psychology and quantum mechanics, the movie goes in ambitious and unconventional directions.
U.S. Release Date: 2006-02-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Adult Themes)
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
Director: Kevin Willmott
Cast:
Although offbeat and uneven, "C.S.A." is sufficiently engaging to hold the viewer’s interest and provoke discussion.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-04-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Musical
Director: John Carney
Cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Ben Carolan, Mark McKenna, Percy Chamburuka, Ian Kenny
Director John Carney infuses the familiar framework of the “coming of age” story with songs and whimsy and a touch of romance.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-01-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Christian Gudegast
Cast: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, Evan Jones, O’Shea Jackson Jr., 50 Cent
The movie may not be the second coming of "Heat" but it’s good enough to turn up the temperature to “warm.”
U.S. Release Date: 2018-01-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (War Violence, Profanity)
Genre: War/Thriller
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena, Trevante Rhodes, Navid Negahban, William Fichtner
For those who enjoy war films, especially those with an “old fashioned” bent, "12 Strong" offers two solid hours.