U.S. Home Release Date: 2021-10-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Joe Keery, Lil Rey Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Reynold’s charisma and some solid gags hold things together for a while but the movie ultimately comes up short despite its promising premise.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2021-09-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller/Horror
Director: Everardo Gout
Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin, Cassidy Freeman, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton
Adept at providing the violence fans expect from an exploitation flick and, despite its pretense of offering political commentary, that’s really all this movie is.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Christopher Landon
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Uriah Shelton, Dana Drori, Alan Ruck
Although the movie leaves a lot of stones unturned (both in the comedy and horror arenas), there’s enough spattered blood to satisfy fans.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-03-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Justin Baldoni
Cast: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias
The problem isn’t the emotional manipulation but the clumsy way in which the movie orchestrates its third act.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Stephen Merchant
Cast: Florence Pugh, Lena Heady, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson
Pugh’s performance is the best thing about the movie but the story, despite Merchant’s comedic flourishes, feels stale at times.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Mark O’Brien, Molly Ephraim, Alfred Molina, Mamoudou Athie, Sara Paxton, Kaitlyn Dever
Well-made but uneven, "The Front Runner" is a less a film for general movie-goers than for political junkies.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Frightening Images)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Claudia Kim, Carmen Ejogo, Zoe Kravitz, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston, Callum Turner
Does an excellent job assembling pieces and preparing viewers for the larger picture but disappoints in its ability to tell a stand-alone story.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Gerard McMurray
Cast: Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Mugga, Patch Darragh, Marisa Tomei, Totimi Paul
Light on backstory and details and strong on adrenaline and testosterone...not unlike the three films that came before it.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Joanna Lumley, David Hayman, John Sessions, Josie Lawrence
The cast is top-notch and the characters are sufficiently likable but the movie’s vanilla narrative repeatedly offers unsurprising plot points.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-12-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Jamie Bell, Annette Bening, Julie Walters, Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Graham, Leanne Best, James Bloor
Despite some great acting, this is a largely unpleasant viewing experience and the downbeat tone isn’t helped by a narrative that flits back and forth in time without rhyme or reason.