U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Alcoholism, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Paapa Essiedu
The beauty of the wild setting combined with a stunning performance from Saoirse Ronan make this a not-to-be-missed drama.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore)
Genre: Horror
Director: Damian Mc Carthy
Cast: Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Caroline Menton, Tadhg Murphy, Steve Wall
Director Damian Mc Carthy crafts a plot that is intriguing and engaging, adds a dose of suffocating dread, and caps everything off with a satisfying ending.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-15
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Ziggy Heath, Ramola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro, Juliana Moska
Tells a story in a workmanlike fashion that allows viewers to learn more about the central figure and why his life is deserving of a big-screen treatment.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-01-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Adult Themes, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ava DuVernay
Cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Emily Yancy, Blair Underwood, Vera Farmiga
"Origin" offers plenty to ponder and argue; the result is powerful and compelling.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-07-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Clarke, Kenneth Branagh, David Krumholtz, Josh Hartnett, Florence Pugh, Dane DeHaan, Benny Safdie, Casey Affleck
Many of the flaws are more than compensated for by the flashes of brilliance and the strength of the central character’s presentation.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant, Josh Hartnett, Bugzy Malone, Eddie Marsan, Peter Ferdinando
The lukewarm spy thriller offers a convoluted, meandering storyline almost entirely devoid of tension and suspense.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-03-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Graham Moore
Cast: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Johnny Flynn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell Beale, Alan Mehdizadeh
The twists and turns keep the viewer engaged, the puzzle pieces fit together on a second viewing, and Rylance never ceases to mesmerize.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-07-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Eliza Scanlen, Nolan River, Emun Elliott, Alex Wolff, Alexa Swinton, Embeth Davidtz, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Rufus Sewell, Vicky Krieps, Kathleen Chalfant
The movie doesn’t make a lot of sense and it doesn’t help that the dialogue is poorly written and clumsily delivered.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-05-12
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast: Melanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric
The bad aftertaste from the contrived conclusion diminishes the experience but doesn’t undo the prior 90 minutes of mystery and tension.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Regina King
Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr.
Although inconsistently paced, there’s enough compelling material here to make for a challenging and thought-provoking fly-on-the-wall’s perspective.