U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt
Offers an engaging, if somewhat dry, history lesson leavened with low-key drollness and powerful acting.
U.S. Release Date: 1992-04-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: War/Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross, Frank Whaley, John C. McGinley
Powerful without being overbearing, emphasizing the nonsensical aspects of war without dragging the viewer into the trenches and burying him/her in mud.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-12-19
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Musical
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Dick Van Dyke
"Mary Poppins Returns" is an imperfect sequel but as a throw-away holiday film designed to provide a family viewing experience, it satisfies a need.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-12-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Christian Rivers
Cast: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Leila George, Ronan Raftery, Patrick Malahide, Stephan Lang
As shepherded by filmmakers with a penchant for visual storytelling, "Mortal Engines" is two hours well-spent.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-12-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Director: Josie Rourke
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, James McArdle, Jack Lowden, David Tennant, Adrian Lester, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Gemma Chan
A respectable venture that fails to generate the kind of gripping, compulsively watchable melodrama and adventure needed to keep the audience engaged.
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Drama
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Barbara Read, Elisabeth Risdon, Minna Gombell, Ray Meyer, Maurice Moscovitch
Without demonizing individuals, McCarey pinpoints the self-absorption that results in the neglect of those whose presence demands sacrifice.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Angie Wang
Cast: Annie Q, Francesca Eastwood, Scott Keiji Takeda, Pierson Fode, Elisa Donovan, Aalyrah Caldwell
Although "MDMA" goes to some dark places and features its share of ugly scenes, it’s ultimately a story of hope and redemption.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich, Ronda Rousey, Carlo Alban, Sam Medina
Delivers precisely what’s expected from a violent, escapist action film and does so with brevity and shock power.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Jessica McNamee, Robert Taylor, Page Kennedy, Olafur Darri Olafsson
By failing to embrace the absurdity of the situation, the movie sets itself up as just another summer blockbuster-of-the-week.
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Karen Steele, Jerry Paris
More than 70 years after its premiere, it’s as easy to see a little bit of oneself in Marty as it ever was.