U.S. Home Release Date: 2025-05-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Feet)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bo Svenson, Sonny Chiba, Chiaki Kuriyama, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, David Carradine, Gordon Liu
Contains moments that can stand alongside the best of the Tarantino oeuvre but the overlong running time and general unevenness prevent it from achieving greatness.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2025-01-16
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Mild Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, William Zabka, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller
A sweetness and innocence to the story avoids entering saccharine territory by incorporating darker themes into the sports/high school movie mix.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Violence, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, Joe Alwyn
It is not a masterpiece nor is it even a great movie, but the inherent unpredictability in the approach makes for a fun and surprising three hours.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-05-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Wes Ball
Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, Lydia Peckham, Travis Jeffery, William H. Macy
As we travel with the apes through this wreckage of a human-designed world that is being reclaimed by nature, there is a sense of awe at how real everything seems.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sala Baker, Endre Hules
Engages in a typically perverse David Fincher fashion, exerting its pull as much by the development of the plot as by the magnetic presence of Michael Fassbender.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Cast: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew, Daniele Lawson, Layla Crawford
Regardless of how much how much has been softened to suit the movie’s perspective, the end result is compelling drama with top-notch performances and a feel-good denouement.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-09-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Miranda July
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins, Gina Rodriguez
Could be loosely described as a coming-of-age story for a thirtysomething woman who exists in a state of extreme arrested development.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Moises Arias
The result is familiar Apatow: simultaneously funny and touching with elements of pathos to go along with the raunchiness.
U.S. Release Date: 1983-09-14
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Documentary
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Cast:
While it’s easy to dismiss "Koyaanisqatsi" on the basis of its simplistic message, the amazing visuals are worth seeing on their own merit.
U.S. Release Date: 1990-12-20
MPAA Rating: "G" (In Japanese with subtitles/dubbed)
Genre: Animated/Fantasy
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Koichi Miura
Charming and fully appropriate for viewers of all ages, it re-enforces the idea that animated movies don’t require villains to entertain.