U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-30
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Cast: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head
A far cry from the fantastic majesty of the Tolkien-based epics but has the feel of something that could spawn an enduring franchise if it catches on.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael B. Jordan
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad, Mila Davis-Kent, Jose Benavidez, Florian Munteanu
By delivering the expected and doing so with style and intensity, it lands in the top tier of the nine "Rocky" universe movies.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-04-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Cast: Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Brooklyn Prince, Christian Convery, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
"Cocaine Bear" is imperfect but it is fun and will not disappoint many who are titillated by the title.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-04-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Horror
Director: Brandon Cronenberg
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Jalil Lespert, Thomas Kretschmann
The film piques the intellect and feeds the bloodlust while offering an experience that only a Cronenberg can deliver.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-01-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, Lee Joo-young, Im Seung-soo
Highlights a strength of filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda – the ability to find compelling truths underneath a veil of sentimentality.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-03-25
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Cast: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Shriya Saran, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody
By the time the 3-hour running time has expired, most viewers will be exhausted from the nonstop energy of the experience.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Rude Behavior)
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Tom Hanks, Mariana Trevino, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Cameron Britton, Mike Birbiglia, Truman Hanks
The things that work outweigh those that do not and the performance by Hanks is the glue that holds everything together.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Lukas Haas, Eric Roberts, Tobey Maguire
The movie has an unfortunate trajectory where the story becomes less interesting as the running time increases. This is the classic definition of being “front-loaded.”
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-09
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Cast: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton
I can make a compelling case that this is the best version of Pinocchio to-date, and that includes the Disney classic.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson, Faye Marsay
Unlike some adaptations of classic novels, this one does not feel like a chore to sit through: an impressively mounted production that is emotionally true to the characters and their era.