U.S. Release Date: 2016-05-27
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: James Bobin
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rhys Ifans, Matt Lucas, Lindsay Duncan
The movie is frequently incomprehensible and, on those occasions when it makes sense, the viewer may wish it didn’t.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-05-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Cast: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Kiersey Clemons, Beanie Feldstein, Ike Barinhnoltz, Clara Mamet
This isn’t about providing quality entertainment; it’s about fooling audiences into spending money by offering a familiar title with recognizable actors.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-04-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean-Marc Vallee
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Heather Lind
The production is uncomfortable and artificial, lacking internal logic and tonal consistency.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kirk Jones
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Elena Kampouris
What we’re left with is a misbegotten notion that bringing back characters long past their sell-by date is a good idea.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-02-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Horror/Romance
Director: Burr Steers
Cast: Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcoate, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Lena Headey, Charles Dance, Sally Phillips
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a viewer in search of two hour’s quality entertainment won’t find it here.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-08-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, Matthew Shear
When film-goers speak of New York-based indies as having become insular and pretentious, "Mistress America" is an example of what they're referring to.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Tarsem Singh
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen
"Self/less" is too badly made to entertain audiences in search of escapist entertainment and too insulting for viewers hoping for more.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Cast: Channing Tatum, Mat Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Jada Pinkett Smith, Andie MacDowell
Too many elements that made the first film an enjoyable experience are missing.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-05-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Musical
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks
This isn't cinema; it's vaudeville.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Partial Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Cast: Alan Alda, Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin
To say this long ride is bumpy would be to understate how uncomfortably tedious the trip is.