U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs, Mature Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso, Owen Asztalos, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins
An affecting story of a man’s conflicted relationship with family members who have bigger-than-life personalities.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2020-12-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Mark Williams
Cast: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos, Robert Patrick
A tedious, overlong embarrassment that not even Liam Neeson’s craggy countenance can save.
U.S. Release Date: 1993-07-16
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Walking Corpses)
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw
Like so many films that mix genres, in trying to do too much, "Hocus Pocus" succeeds at very little.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-10-02
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Documentary
Director: John Scheinfeld
Cast: Herb Alpert, Billy Bob Thornton, Bill Moyers, Questlove, Jerry Moss, Richard Carpenter, Burt Bachrach, Randy Badazz Alpert, Lani Hall Alpert, Sting
This movie will likely go down as the definitive documentary about Herb Alpert and, as such, it’s not a bad way to be remembered.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-08-07
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Documentary
Director: Don Hahn
Cast: Howard Ashman, Sarah Gillespie, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bill Lauch, Alan Menken, Paige O’Hara, Peter Schneider
An affectionate but unremarkable biography of lyricist/writer Howard Ashman, who was in large part responsible for Disney's early-'90s renaissance.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-07-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Musical/Drama
Director: Thomas Kail
Cast: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Christopher Jackson, Phillipa Soo, Daveed Diggs, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Jasmine Cephas Jones
Provides nearly three hours of superior entertainment both for those who consider themselves devotees and those without previous viewing experience.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2020-08-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman, Ice Cube, Zoe Chao, June Diane Raphael, Eddie Izzard
Plays well on the small screen because the essence of the film – an exploration of characters and their relationships – remains unchanged.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-03-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Craig Zobel
Cast: Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Wayne Duvall, Ethan Suplee, Emma Roberts, Amy Madigan, Reed Birney
A solid throwaway B-movie that probably thinks it has more to say than it actually does but is entertaining nonetheless.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-02-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Baena
Cast: Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, John Reynolds, John Ortiz, Debby Ryan, Paul Reiser, David Paymer
Most will find it strange, inert, and confounding.
U.S. Release Date: 2019-11-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Racial Epithets)
Genre: Drama
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Janelle Monae, Zackary Momoh
By blending facts, myths, and made-up material, Lemmons weaves a strong, engaging tale but there’s a sense of a missed opportunity to do something grander.