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A promising premise, once compromised by an inadequate director, inept actors, horrific dialogue, and a host of other problems, is unable to rise to the surface.

Run Time: 1:30
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Nimrod Antal
Cast: Liam Neeson, Matthew Modine, Embeth Davidtz, Jack Champion, Lilly Aspell, Noma Dumezweni

"Retribution" seems especially disappointing because of its untapped potential to be cheesily entertaining.

Run Time: 1:31
U.S. Release Date: 2023-06-30
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Kirk DeMicco
Cast: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Colman Domingo, Jane Fonda

Although the movie has the capacity to engage and entertain young children, its bland storyline and cut-rate animation will not impress many adults.

Run Time: 1:32
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Chris McKay
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashlooo

The Nicolas Cage version of Dracula is so outrageous that it puts to shame previous attempts at parodying the Count. Too bad the rest of "Renfield" doesn’t come close to being on the same level.

Run Time: 3:07
U.S. Release Date: 2022-03-25
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Cast: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Shriya Saran, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody

By the time the 3-hour running time has expired, most viewers will be exhausted from the nonstop energy of the experience.

Run Time: 1:43
U.S. Release Date: 2022-07-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Andrew Semans
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper

More notable for the performances of Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, and especially Rebecca Hall than the supernatural elements or the narrative.

It’s short enough that it never overstays its welcome and is generally a fun, wild ride, even though it may at times be difficult to figure out where the journey began and where it ends.

Run Time: 1:32
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Sergi Lopez, Christoph Waltz, Richard Kind

One has to wonder whether Woody Allen continues to make movies not because the passion for the creative act still burns but because this has become a comfortable habit.

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya

You can have The Rock, Wonder Woman, and Deadpool, but it doesn’t mean much if they don’t have clever things to say and meaningful things to do.

What we have here is a godawful movie that, despite its general badness, nevertheless casts a spell of sorts.