U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges, Odeya Rush, Timothee Chalamet, Lois Smith
Highlighted by an awards-worthy performance by Saoirse Ronan and structured around a light, witty script, the movie delivers a coming-of-age snapshot.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, J. Quinton Johnson
A thoughtful meditation about war and surviving in its aftermath.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-10
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Chris McKay
Cast: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, Ralph Fiennes
Witty, bright, and makes a great contrast/alternative to DC’s current line of serious live-action films.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanda, Ariyon Bakare, Olga Dihovichnaya
Anyone who’s up for something ominous and unsettling could do worse than to choose "Life".
U.S. Release Date: 2017-01-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning, Chris Cooper, Brendan Gleeson, Sienna Miller, Robert Glenister, Remo Girone
Not the best of its kind but aims to say something rather than merely satisfy by copious bloodletting.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-08-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Adult Content)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Channing Tatum, Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, Daniel Craig, Adam Driver, David Denham
While "Logan Lucky" is 3/4ths of a very good movie, the final half-hour becomes narratively unfocused as it strives to tie up some loose ends.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-30
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Harbaugh
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Chris O’Dowd, James Adomian, Juliet Rylance, Dree Hemingway, Francesca Faridany, Matt Salinger, Gareth Williams
Director Harbaugh presents grief as it is, in all its pain and ugliness, rather than using the convenient, uplifting short-hand that Hollywood prefers.