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U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-04-25
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Documentary/Musical
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Donald O’Connor, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Peter Lawford, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli
The format is dated but, curiously, that may be the best reason to watch it in the first place.
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. Home Release Date: 2023-10-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Osgood Perkins
Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, Emma Roberts, James Remar, Lauren Holly
Although neither scary nor creepy (despite its "horror" classification), the movie is a puzzle whose picture fails to snap into focus until the final piece is in place.
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. 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.
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U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-09-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Chris Tucker, Matthew Maher
Reminds viewers that the boardroom game can be as tense, unpredictable, and exhilarating as the one on the court.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Charles Dorfman
Cast: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Tom Cullen, Iwan Rheon, Ines Spiridonov
This is first and foremost a thriller/horror movie that trades in tension and suspense both of the slow-boil kind and the more traditional form.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-08-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Johnson
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Cary Elwes
A classic rags-to-riches-to-rags story; a feel-good tale that transforms into a meditation on arrogance and neglect.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-08-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Grace Byers, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, Jermaine Fowler
Beneath all the gags, jokes, and one-liners, it dissects not only the role of Black characters in horror movies but the perception of Black viewers of those characters.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Halina Reijn
Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Myha’la Herrold, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace
It’s Agatha Christie crossed with "Euphoria," and mostly works as both a slasher murder mystery and a drug/alcohol-fueled Gen Z soap opera.