U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifa, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Simon Pegg, Adam Devine
Younger kids will have fun with the movie. Adults - well, that’s another story.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Brad Furman
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger, Juliet Aubrey, Elena Anaya, Amy Ryan
Made for those who prize acting, slow-burn suspense, and narrative over the usual loud, empty summertime fare.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-06-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, William Fichtner, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg
This is a clear example of a story being thrown together to serve the special effects, not the other way around.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-12-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Themes)
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Michelle Fairley, Frank Dillane
As a way to bridge the gap between the Thanksgiving releases and the Biggest Movie Event of 2015, it’s a solid option.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-09-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Nat Wolff, Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Zack Pearlman
With a running length of two hours, it's hard to cite this movie's limited charm as a sufficient reason for enduring all the self-indulgent bloat.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-19
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen
Cast: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Richard Kind, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan
"Inside Out" is the best American-produced animated film we have seen in many summers.
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: 2015-03-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: HORROR
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Cast: Keir Gilchrist, Maika Monroe, Lili Sepe, Olivia Luccardi, Jake Weary, Daniel Zovatto
It Follows, as uncommon a horror film as you're ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-03-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Jai Courtney, Ansel Elgort, Theo James
In my review of Divergent, the opening installment...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: MUSICAL
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, James Corden, Lilla Crawford, Mackenzie Mauzy, Daniel Huttlestone
Into the Woods left me out in the cold. The long-...