U.S. Release Date: 2022-07-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Betty Kaplan
Cast: Esai Morales, Kunjue Li, Caterina Murino
Never ascends to the level that would make it more of an experience than a way to pass a couple of hours.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-09-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Cast:
As much about atonement and forgiveness as it is a critique of Colonial attitudes of racism and white supremacy that are deeply entrenched in Western society.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-07-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Cast: Owen Teague, Haley Lu Richardson, Gilbert Owuor, Kimberly Guerrero
An intimate story of tragedy and reconnection that is no less riveting than the terrain where it transpires.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Charles Dorfman
Cast: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Tom Cullen, Iwan Rheon, Ines Spiridonov
This is first and foremost a thriller/horror movie that trades in tension and suspense both of the slow-boil kind and the more traditional form.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Eva Husson
Cast: Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Glenda Jackson, Emma, Sope Dirisu
Beautifully filmed and emotionally on-target when confined to 1924, it loses its way once unmoored in time and left adrift on the currents of the years to come.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-02-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Sean Ellis
Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran, Amelia Crouch
Relies on a deeper, more primal form of terror built on a foundation of slow-burn tension and a surfeit of atmosphere.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-08-24
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Joshua M. Lester
Cast: Joshua M. Lester, Skye LaFontaine, Greg Hirshland, Amanda Westlake, Colette Freedman, Julia Fae, Ed Regine
Joshua M. Lester’s central character is affable and the movie breezes by, never threatening to overstay its welcome.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-04-19
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Bingbing Fan, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Clarke
Calling a movie a “fairy tale” is not a sufficient reason to abandon things like intelligent plotting and compelling character development.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-04-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Milena Smit, Rossy De Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde
Thoroughly conventional by the director’s standards, the central narrative is accessible and offers a wrenching emotional experience.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter
A well-made, artistically effective motion picture but its appeal is limited to those who appreciate movies that are driven as much by the aesthetics as the narrative.