U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Luke Prael, Sterling Jerins, Will Patton, Nicholas J. Oliveri, Tammy Blanchard, Christopher Dylan White, Matthew Miniero, Samantha Mathis
Worth seeing simply because it’s different - not weird, off-the-wall different, but different in a good way.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-22
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jason Saltiel
Cast: Willa Fitzgerald, Murray Bartlett, Orlagh Cassidy, Tom Hammond
Between the solid beginning and the great ending, there’s a long, unremarkable stretch enlivened only by the efforts of the actors and the lens of the cinematographer.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-09
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Musical/Romance/Comedy
Director: Dan Baron
Cast: Brie Larson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Scott Bakula, Saahil Sehgal, Tyne Daly, Donald Sutherland
A forgettable merging of a fish-out-of-water story with a cross-cultural romance, this musical lacks personality.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-02
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Adult Themes)
Genre: Science Fiction/Drama
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast: Masami Nagasawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa, Mahiro Takasugi, Yuri Tsunematsu, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Kazuya Kojima, Ken Mitsuishi
There are moments of pathos and deft comedy but, overall, "Before We Vanish" is overlong, poorly paced, and scattershot.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Extreme Violence)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, Hyato Ichihara, Erika Toda
Although a little too long, this bottled adrenaline delivers the kind of jolt that will excite action/samurai fans.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Scott Moore, Jon Lucas
Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, Susan Sarandon, Jay Hernandez, Peter Gallagher
A plot-by-numbers sit-com movie that tries hard (perhaps too hard) to reproduce the elements that made its predecessor successful.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Andy Serkis
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander, Hugh Bonneville, Dean-Charles Chapman, Ed Speleers, Diana Rigg
Has moments of emotional resonance but the overall experience feels flat and familiar.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Lucky McKee
Cast: John Cusack, Ellar Coltrane, Willa Fitzgerald, Jacob Artist
Despite the "Deliverance" vibe that permeates the production, "Blood Money" delivers a bit more.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Sylvia Hoeks, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista, Carla Juri
Science fiction that rivets the attention, excites the imagination, and engages the mind.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Elisabeth Shue, Jessie McNamee, Austin Stowell
Disappointingly shallow and superficial, recreating events from an earlier era as the Hollywood of today would like them to be remembered.