U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Matt Dettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito
For those willing to overlook some often-familiar horror movie conventions, the movie is gorily diverting and maintains a light, flippant tone.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Alex Garland
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Wagener Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman
"Civil War" does a good job dissecting the damage done by a desensitization to violence but it botches the backstory and features an ending that belongs in another movie.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy, Pat Hingle
Generally viewed not only as the best of the Burton/Schumacher series but one of the best superhero movies of the 20th century.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Dev Patel
Cast: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Sikander Kher, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Adithi Kalkunte, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwini Kalsekar, Makarand Deshpande
A blood-soaked revenge tale with a high body count that refuses to pull its punches to make the protagonist more likable.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-15
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Ziggy Heath, Ramola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro, Juliana Moska
Tells a story in a workmanlike fashion that allows viewers to learn more about the central figure and why his life is deserving of a big-screen treatment.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-03-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong
The more accustomed we become to this interpretation of life at the dawn of humanity, the less alien it seems – an examination of an ancient culture with unfamiliar customs and morals.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Cast: Christiana Dell’Anna, David Morse, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Federico Ielapi, Virginia Bocelli, Giancarlo Giannini, John Lithgow, Jeremy Bobb
An engaging account of a woman whose faith and personality allowed her to make a difference in the face of astronomical odds.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-02-06
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
Issues about the current relevance of the dialogue aside, the presentation offers a clinic in the importance of the non-verbal aspects of filmmaking.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-01-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Cast: Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Masha Mashkova, Costa Ronin, Ariana DeBose, Pilou Asbaek
As a sci-fi thriller, it does not disappoint but neither does it go above or beyond what one might reasonably expect based on the trailer.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
Director: Andrew Haigh
Cast: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy
Although aspects have a cheesy flavor, the raw honesty of the best moments propel the narrative through its less credible pitstops.