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. Release Date: 2022-05-13
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. 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. Release Date: 2021-12-24
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.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Cast: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, Dagmara Dominczyk, Paul Mescal, Jack Farthing
Uses tone, location, and a string of expert performances to leave an impression, even if the story itself is unremarkable.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, J.K. Simmons, Benedict Wong, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Rhys Ifans, Thomas Haden Church, Alfred Molina, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Zendaya, Tobey Maguire
The supercharged CGI effects are fine and the battles are eye-popping, but the character interactions make "No Way Home" work.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Cast: Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betty Pedrazzi
On the whole, this is a charming and at times moving reminder of what it meant to be young in the 1980s.