U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Blake Lively, Jason Clarke, Ahna O’Reilly, Miguel Fernandez, Wes Chatham, Danny Huston
Despite an interesting premise, it fails to deliver much beyond a gradual descent into disinterest and watch-checking.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Octavia Spencer
"Allegiant" exemplifies what happens when a book or movie exists solely for the purposes of placating fans and maintaining a revenue stream.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Michael K. Williams, Ariane Labed, Matias Varela
Don’t bother venturing out to see the movie; stay home and play the game instead.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-11-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks, Brett Kelly, Jenny Zigrino
At its best, it feels like an echo of its predecessor. At its worst, it’s unfunny, crass, and uncomfortable (not in a good way).
U.S. Release Date: 2016-08-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, Pilou Asbaek, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Morgan Freeman
Won't isn’t make anyone forget the 1959 Charlton Heston classic.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-09-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Horror
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson, Valorie Curry
"Blair Witch" seems more like a pale homage than a new chapter to the saga.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Director: Scott Hicks
Cast: Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Harrison Gilbertson, Joely Richardson, Lola Kirke, Daisy Head, Hermione Corfield
Whatever small pleasures it may offer are wiped out by the frustrating sense of incompleteness that accompanies the arrival of the end credits.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-01-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Jason Zada
Cast: Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa
There will be worse titles released in 2016 but mediocrity of this sort isn’t an inspired way to start the new year.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-02-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, Geoffrey Rush, Rufus Sewell, Chadwick Boseman
"Gods of Egypt" is often sloppy and fails in many ways but the cheesy momentum is hard to resist.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau
It’s baffling that so much talent could produce something this lackluster.