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There are times when it can be fun to revisit a cheesy, poorly-made movie from another era, but this is not one of those instances.

One of those films that, despite its overt shoddiness, presents an opportunity to absorb something supremely silly without having to devote much attention to the proceedings.

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Run Time: 1:52
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-09-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Chris Tucker, Matthew Maher

Reminds viewers that the boardroom game can be as tense, unpredictable, and exhilarating as the one on the court.

Run Time: 1:44
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-08-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jake Ryan, Jeffrey Wright, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston

An occasionally enjoyable diversion that offers enough low-key laughs to paper over a few the filmmaker’s annoying tendencies.

Run Time: 2:09
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs Use/Addiction)
Genre: Drama
Director: Zach Braff
Cast: Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Celeste O’Connor, Molly Shannon, Chinaza Uche

The participation of Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, both in top form, transforms this from a middling weeper into a deeply felt meditation about the ravages of drug addiction.

Maintains a high level of energy to go along with its eccentricity but, for all its epic aspirations, it feels slight.

Run Time: 2:06
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Rude Behavior)
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Tom Hanks, Mariana Trevino, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Cameron Britton, Mike Birbiglia, Truman Hanks

The things that work outweigh those that do not and the performance by Hanks is the glue that holds everything together.

Run Time: 1:30
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Mary Nighy
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Kaniehiio Horn, Wunmi Mosaku, Charlie Carrick

Although Anna Kendrick is the best thing about the movie, her contribution fails to elevate "Alice, Darling" to better than a streaming pick.

Run Time: 1:55
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-01-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: James Gray
Cast: Banks Repeta, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Sell, Jaylin Webb

Some of the individual moments are impactful or effective at evoking nostalgia. But, as they say, the whole is less than the sum of the parts.

It takes over an hour before "Amsterdam" decides what it wants to be and, by that time, viewers may be exasperated by the film’s quirkiness and exhausted by its meandering storyline.