U.S. Release Date: 2015-02-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: FANTASY/ADVENTURE
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Antje Traue, Olivia Williams, Djimon Honsou
Had Seventh Son been released in the 1980s, it ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Action
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney
Disposable entertainment best investigated when it makes its way to a home viewing option.
U.S. Home Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Terence Stamp, Pernilla August, Frank Oz, Ahmed Best, Jake Lloyd, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Ray Park
A 2015 re-visitation of the 1999 "Star Wars" movie, "The Phantom Menace." Not an attempt to expunge the original review but a new look at the oft-reviled film from a different perspective.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-10-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Sarah Gavron
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Natalie Press, Meryl Streep
From a historical perspective, "Suffragette" is riddled with inaccuracies, but that's less of a problem than its questionable dramatic arc.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-06-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller/Adventure
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Blake Lively
It’s a disappointment when a film ends on a sour note if it’s the only part of the experience that doesn’t work.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Justin Lin
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella
"Star Trek Beyond" is a Star Trek movie, although not an especially good one.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-09-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Nicolas Cage, Scott Eastwood
"Snowden" could have been an important film. Sadly, unlike its subject, it’s unremarkable and easily forgotten.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ritesh Batra
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Freya Mavor, Joe Alwyn
The film’s structure is suspect and its ability to develop a bond between the viewer and the characters is strained.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Bokeem Woodbine, Laura Harrier, Jacob Batalon, Donald Glover, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Chris Evans
Although this "Homecoming" serves its purpose, it’s just a forgettable waystation on the MCU map, where all roads lead to "Infinity War".
U.S. Release Date: 2017-08-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, John Bernthal, Lake Bell, Omari Hardwick, Benjamin Bratt, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan
Despite being sold and marketed as a thriller, the most interesting aspects of "Shot Caller" are the dramatic ones.