U.S. Release Date: 2023-05-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Vin Diesel, Alan Ritchson, Brie Larson, Charlize Theron, Sung Kang, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham
"Fast X" brings little new to a series that has been repeating itself since it went hyperkinetic with installment #4.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-05-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, JD Pardo, Dayo Okeniyi, Jeff Fahey, Jackie Earle Haley, William Fichtner
The convoluted result – low on thrills, lower on coherence, and lowest on acting – is more confusing than compelling.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Chris McKay
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashlooo
The Nicolas Cage version of Dracula is so outrageous that it puts to shame previous attempts at parodying the Count. Too bad the rest of "Renfield" doesn’t come close to being on the same level.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Brit McAdams
Cast: Owen Wilson, Ciara Renee, Michaela Watkins, Stephen Root, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lucy Freyer
Comes across like a mediocre SNL skit that is already running too long before the first half-hour has expired.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: David F. Sandberg
Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, Helen Mirren, Ross Butler, D.J. Cotrona, Caroline Grace-Cassidy, Meagan Good
An undercooked casserole of cliched narrative elements, underdeveloped characters, juvenile humor, and a deus ex machina cameo.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant, Josh Hartnett, Bugzy Malone, Eddie Marsan, Peter Ferdinando
The lukewarm spy thriller offers a convoluted, meandering storyline almost entirely devoid of tension and suspense.
U.S. Release Date: 1981-04-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Katrine Boorman, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Ciaran Hinds
As good as it looks, the incomprehensible storytelling will maroon the viewer in the mists of Avalon.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-04-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Joel Courtney, Jonathan Roumie, Anna Grace Barlow, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
The narrative is numbingly agreeable, with likable characters working through a drama with no real teeth.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, Kristen Cui
The mediocre mystery/thriller not only fails to draw in viewers but falls short both in terms of world-building and suspense.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Mary Nighy
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Kaniehiio Horn, Wunmi Mosaku, Charlie Carrick
Although Anna Kendrick is the best thing about the movie, her contribution fails to elevate "Alice, Darling" to better than a streaming pick.