U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Sophia Taylor Ali, Hayden Szeto, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Lerner, Landon Liboiron
For anyone who cares about the things that make horror worthwhile, "Truth or Dare" isn’t just a misfire, it’s a travesty.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Falcone
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan, Adria Arjona, Maya Rudolph, Luke Benward, Matt Walsh
Too dispiriting to be painful and too pointless to deserve the effort necessary for an additional word of opprobrium.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Scenes of Peril/Disaster)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Luke Sparke
Cast: Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Stephany Jacobsen, Rhiannon Fish, Zachary Garred, Izzy Stevens, Charles Terrier
An alien invasion film that makes "Independence Day" look smart.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-09
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Pharrell Williams
“Hollow cash grab” is one way to describe "The Grinch." Equally appropriate would be “soulless abomination.”
U.S. Release Date: 2018-01-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Wes Ball
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Barry Pepper, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson, Aidan Gillen, Rosa Salazar, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter
Pointless, loud, seemingly longer than a Peter Jackson film, and missing a credible story, this is for "Maze Runner" completists only.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein
Cast: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Busy Philipps, Aidy Bryant, Tom Hopper, Lauren Hutton, Emily Ratajkowski, Naomi Campbell
If there’s something less subtle than a sledgehammer, it applies here.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rob Greeenberg
Cast: Anna Faris, Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, John Hannah, Mel Rodriguez, Swoosie Kurtz, Emily Maddison, Hannah Nordberg, Alyvia Alyn Lind
Invested in audiences buying these two as a mismatched couple but the lack of a connection between Faris and Derbez makes it an unwise venture.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: York Alec Shackleton
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Dwayne Cameron, Sophie Skelton, Michael Rainey Jr., Weston Cage, Ori Pfeffer, Michael Bellisario, Sapir Azulay
Unappealing and stale, a barely-watchable combination of clichés and irrelevant tangents.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Jonathan Baker, Josh Baker
Cast: Myles Truitt, Jack Raynor, Zoe Kravitz, James Franco, Dennis Quaid
At times dull and plodding and at other times cartoonishly silly, "Kin" rarely works and, when it does, it’s often for the wrong reasons.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Scott Mann
Cast: Dave Bautista, Ray Stevenson, Pierce Brosnan, Lara Peake, Amit Shah, Ralph Brown, Julian Cheung
A fully disengaged brain is probably the key to enjoyment. Even basic logic engenders a recognition of how truly stupid this screenplay is.