U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-22
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Musical
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz
The movie was the best concert film to date when it first came out, and nothing in the past forty years has toppled it from that position.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Cast: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Will Forte
Provided the viewer is broad-minded enough not to be bothered by a nearly constant stream of profanity, "Strays" offers a kennel of off-color laughter.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Randall Park
Cast: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno
Shines in its sly observances about Asian American cultural idiosyncrasies even though the overarching narrative at times feels derivative and uninspired.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-09-05
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Action
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Daniel Kaluuya, Jason Schwartzman
Just as rambunctious, psychedelic, and occasionally spastic as its precursor, but it may not have the same impact following in the footsteps of a trailblazer.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Jalmari Helander
Cast: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan
It glories in the excesses of gore and violence with an exuberance rarely experienced this side of Quentin Tarantino.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-05
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Cast: Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Keegan-Michael Key
Is not about cinematic enjoyment but expanding a brand. Its success relies on name recognition and nostalgia.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: David F. Sandberg
Cast: Zachary Levi, Caroline Grace-Cassidy, D.J. Cotrona, Ross Butler, Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Meagan Good
An undercooked casserole of cliched narrative elements, underdeveloped characters, juvenile humor, and a deus ex machina cameo.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-03-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Dermot Mulroney, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere, Devyn Nekoda, Josh Segarra, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato
Offers two hours of fan service while serving up enough gore to appeal to many generic slasher/horror movie aficionados.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mental Health Issues)
Genre: Drama
Director: Florian Zeller
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Quarshie
When one contemplates the amount of Oscar talent associated with The Son, the result can’t be considered anything less than a disappointment.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-01-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Maria Schrader
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Morton, Ashley Judd
For the most part, "She Said" provides involving material that doesn’t forget the victims in the process of telling how their stories brought down one of Hollywood’s ogres.