U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver
The buildup is fantastic. They payoff, with its generic action scenes and generic zombie/alien monster, is not.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi
Although the film falls short of the heights achieved by its predecessor, it is nevertheless a serviceable swords-and-sandals adventure.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-10-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations, Scary Images)
Genre: Horror
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Alice Krige, Patricia Neal
With the exception of a few jump scares, this is not especially scary, and the book-to-movie condensations cause the occasionally incoherent plot to feel rushed.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Director: Ned Benson
Cast: Lucy Boynton, David Corenswet, Justin H. Min
The actors do what they can with underwritten roles but it is hard not to see that a lot more could have been developed from the premise.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns
For those who have an orgasmic reaction to kaiju confrontations, far too little of the film is devoted to them and the overreliance on CGI leeches away the awe associated with the spectacle.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Supernatural Images, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Emily Alyn Lind
After 40 years and four movies, "Ghostbusters" is starting to feel as long-in-the-tooth as the returning members of the main cast.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando
"Godzilla Minus One" is not just a good Godzilla movie. It is an excellent Godzilla movie – arguably among the best ever to grace the screen.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Nattiv
Cast: Helen Mirren, Rami Heuberger, Ohad Knoller, Liev Schreiber
As a snapshot of 20th century history, "Golda" does its job. As something more eloquent and important, the film falls short of its goal.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Intense Scenes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell
There is enough here to keep the film from being a car wreck but it is hardly an example of championship caliber filmmaking.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-05-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Science Fiction
Director: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, Vin Diesel, Sylvester Stallone, Sean Gunn, Elizabeth Debicki, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Maria Bakalova
Suffers from problems that have dogged the latest round of comic book movies: a too-long running time, not enough genuine excitement, a generic villain, and a weak ending.