U.S. Release Date: 2017-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O’Dowd, Bill Camp
The movie is all about the nonstop dialogue but, as a result of the way the words flow, they function as momentum builders.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Kristen Wiig
With "mother!", director Darren Aronofsky seems determined to baffle, infuriate, and divide his audience.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Scenes of Peril, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Adventure/Romance
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Cast: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet
Fails to excite as a tale of survival or ignite as a love story.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Dee Rees
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan, Mary J. Blige, Jonathan Banks
Takes a hard look at the system of racial inequality that defined this era and reminds viewers of the price for surrendering to our base instincts.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Partial Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Action
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson
One movie in, The Dark Universe is already a black hole of creativity and intelligence.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Daisy Ridley, Olivia Colman, Marwan Kenzari
Branagh’s workmanlike interpretation will be met with different reactions from those who are familiar with the ending and those who aren’t.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Brief Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Mystery
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Sam Claflin, Rachel Weisz, Iain Glen, Holliday Granger
A study in perception and perspective, a story that features a firm resolution while leaving its most compelling questions unanswered.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Margaret Betts
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson, Melissa Leo, Dianna Agron, Liana Liberato, Eline Powell, Morgan Saylor, Rebecca Dayan
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about "Novitiate" is the even-handedness with which it treats religion in general and 1960s Catholicism in particular.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-28
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Lily Collins, Shirley Henderson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Giancarlo Esposito, Choi Woo-shik, Byun Hee-bong
Works as a fantasy, an adventure, a dark comedy, a story of love between a girl and her pet, and a vicious satire.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch
Although probably a little too long, the film succeeds in being both emotionally forceful and dramatically satisfying.