U.S. Release Date: 2024-09-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: J.J. Perry
Cast: Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Ben Kingsley, Pom Klementieff, Terry Crews
At its best, this can be enjoyable in an undemanding sort of way. At its worst, it is damn near unwatchable.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Tomer Capone, Emily Beecham
The primary narrative is hijacked by a series of too-long flashbacks and a questionable decision to insert a late-in-the-proceedings twist.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Austin Peters
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Nathan Fillion, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Erik Palladino, John Billingsley, Luis Gerardo Mendez
Feels like it wants to be a screwball caper movie but the comedy gets lost along the way; the thriller elements are rather pedestrian.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-02
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Benjamin Bottani, Lil Rel Howery, Tanya Reynolds, Jermaine Clement, Alfred Molina
The charm of the book is mostly lost in translation although that might not bother younger, less discriminating viewers.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Intense Action, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, David Corenswet
By placing itself in the shadow of "Twister" and relying so much on story beats of the original, it feels like the most unnecessary of films.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Greg Berlanti
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia
Although not a complete failure to launch (thanks primarily to the charisma and energy of Johansson), neither does it have the thrust to make it into orbit.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-03
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animation
Director: Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage
Cast: Steve Carrell, Joey King, Stephen Colbert, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Miranda Cosgrove, Madison Polan, Dana Gaier, Sofia Vergara, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Kristen Wiig, Chloe Fineman
More of a big screen cartoon than a legitimate animated feature, this sixth outing for Gru and his Minion cohorts shows how overextended the franchise has become.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Annie Baker
Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Zoe Ziegler, Elias Koteas, Sophie Okonedo, Will Patton
"Janet Planet" is emotionally inert, with the straightforward style keeping viewers at arms-length from the characters.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Brief Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Adil & Billall
Cast: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nunez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio
At best, it can be considered as an adequate thriller/comedy chock full of generic action and stale humor.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-05-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Drugs, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cast: Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville, Juliet Cowan, Sam Buchanan
I could learn a lot more about Winehouse by listening to her music than by watching this by-the-numbers sketch of her adult life.