U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Michael Gracey
Cast: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Anthony Hayes, Kate Mulvany, Frazer Hadfield, Jake Simmance
Although Robbie Williams fails to offer a dramatic life story worthy of a big-screen telling, two stylistic/narrative choices make this overall a compelling bio-pic.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Explicit Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Brady Corbet
Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Alessandro Nivola, Issach De Bankole
Rewards patience not only in the way it crafts its central character but develops the era in which it transpires.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Halina Reijn
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Esther McGregor, Vaughan Reilly
Perhaps not as gloriously, guiltily entertaining as some of the films writer/director Halina Reijn used as models but it offers its own pleasures.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham
The kind of movie one can watch and appreciate on both an emotional and intellectual level but without having to do much heavy lifting.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-09-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Gore, Scary Images, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe, Burn Gorman, Arthur Conti
For this much-delayed sequel, director Tim Burton has hewed close to the strengths of the original, repeating them when appropriate and acknowledging them when not.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Zoe Kravitz
Cast: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Liz Caribel, Levon Hawke, Trew Mullen, Geena Davis, Kyle MacLachlan
A collage of Hitchcockian elements baked into a story with a more graphic approach than anything the Master of Suspense ever achieved.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Moritz Mohr
Cast: Bill Skarsgard, Famke Janssen, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, Quinn Copeland, Sharlto Copley, Andrew Koji, H. Jon Benjamin
When the warped humor and unallayed brutality are working hand-in-hand, this is a fun (if bizarre) experience.