U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Flea, CJ Jones, Eiza Gonzalez, Jon Bernthal, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Lanny Joon
Its combination of good pacing and a willingness to tell a story remind us of what summer movies once were.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Michael Showalter
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anumpam Kher, Zenobia Shroff
The film works primarily because of its big heart and ability to engage our emotions while not turning off our brains.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Sylvia Hoeks, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista, Carla Juri
Science fiction that rivets the attention, excites the imagination, and engages the mind.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War Violence)
Genre: War/Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Harry Styles, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh
This accomplished, exceptional piece of cinema delivers summer-scale spectacle.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Baker
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, Caleb Landry Jones, Mela Murder
One of the most honest films about young childhood to reach theaters in several years.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Western
Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Christian Bale, Peter Mullan, Timothee Chalamet, Jesse Plemons, Jonathan Majors, Ben Foster, Rory Cochrane, Adam Beach, Q’orianka Kilcher, Wes Studi, Rosamund Pike, Stephen Lang
A morality play that has much in common with the so-called “revisionist” Westerns of recent years.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-12-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Disturbing Images, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Johannes Krisch, Ulrich Brandhoff, Hanna Hilsdorf, Numan Acar
Shows how the most devastating damage caused by terrorists sometimes isn’t to those who die; it’s to those who remain alive.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Trey Edward Shults
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Riley Keough
Doesn’t compromise and for those who love a grittier, less audience-friendly flavor of horror, it’s a must-see.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant
This is like no superhero movie we have ever before seen. Nor is there likely to be another one of this sort anytime soon.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O’Dowd, Bill Camp
The movie is all about the nonstop dialogue but, as a result of the way the words flow, they function as momentum builders.