U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Madds Mikkelsen, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, William Nadylam, Victoria Yeates, Richard Coyle, Katherine Waterston
An unnecessary, joyless affair, it plods along offering “canonical” tidbits to fans but very little to casual viewers.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror/Science Fiction
Director: Keith Thomas
Cast: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Gloria Reuben, Michael Greyeyes, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley
With wooden acting, a plodding storyline, and several cringeworthy changes from the source material, the 2022 version indeed starts a fire – a dumpster fire.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
Director: Kay Cannon
Cast: Camila Cabello, James Corden, Charlotte Spencer, Maddie Baillio, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel, Tallulah Greive
Looking at the list of "Cinderella" adaptations I have seen, none comes close to this level of badness.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Pierre Perifel
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Richard Ayoade
This lazily-plotted heist comedy may find favor with children while causing more than a few adults to doze off.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Tom Gormican
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Horgan, Paco Leon, Neil Patrick Harris, Lily Sheen, Alessandra Mastronardi
More an affectionate homage than an acerbic satire, the movie offers Cage fans an abundance of Easter Eggs.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Disturbing Images, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Louise Chevillotte
Fascinating, garish, and compelling, "Benedetta" dabbles in some of Verhoeven’s career-long weaknesses while highlighting a great many of his strengths.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Michael Keaton
The kind of bland, by-the-numbers origin story that shows comic book movies at their least innovative.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, Jackson White
If you prefer sweeping, hyperkinetic camera movements and spastic editing to a coherent narrative, "Ambulance" may be your movie.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Robert Eggers
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Elliott Rose, Willem Dafoe, Bjork
It plays out as expected without ever being predictable - a bold, uncompromising film that doesn’t self-censor.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-05-25
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Action Scenes)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Rick Rossovich, Barry Tubb, John Stockwell, Michael Ironside, Tom Skerritt, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Meg Ryan
"Top Gun" is an ‘80s testosterone fix – a celebration of machismo and a recruiting film for the U.S. Navy.