U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Alfred Molina
Although there are times when some of the tonal shifts can be jarring, the production as a whole feels rambunctious – a perfect concoction for the #meToo era.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Western
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel
The action-flavored Western elements are handled adeptly but the movie’s strongest suit is the relationship between the veteran and his young traveling companion.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candice Bergen, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan, Dan Algrant
As with almost everything directed by Steven Soderbergh, there’s a compulsive watchability to the proceedings.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Darius Marder
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric
Featuring a forceful central performance by Riz Ahmed, it achieves its life-affirming aim in such a way that it never feels cloying or preachy.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Chloe Zhao
Cast: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Bob Wells, Swankie
Moody, introspective, and meditative, "Nomadland" makes up for its meandering pace with its insights about human nature and its incisive portrait of indomitability.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Gary Oldman, Charles Dance, Tom Bruke, Sam Troughton, Joseph Cross, Monika Grossman, Tuppence Middleton, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Lily Collins, Amanda Seyfried, Jamie McShane
May be Fincher’s most technically challenging production to-date but his laser-focus on perfection results in a tepid emotional temperature.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon, Christopher Abbott
Represents a showcase for Aubrey Plaza, allowing viewers to see the breadth of her talent.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs, Mature Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso, Owen Asztalos, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins
An affecting story of a man’s conflicted relationship with family members who have bigger-than-life personalities.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller/Drama
Director: Dan Friedkin
Cast: Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, Roland Moller, August Diehl, Olivia Grant
Something of an old-fashioned courtroom melodrama, complete with impassioned speeches, a sneering prosecutor, an antagonistic judge, and a last-minute gotcha!
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-22
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity)
Genre: Documentary
Director: R.J. Cutler
Cast: John Belushi, Judith Belushi-Pisano, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, John Landis, Harold Ramis, Carrie Fisher, Chevy Chase
Although "Belushi" doesn't provie new or groundbreaking information, it gets closer to bringing to life the late comedian, with all his demons, than any previous attempt.