U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Musical/Drama
Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua Henry, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Judith Light, Bradley Whitford
The surprisingly intimate result is enjoyable in the moment but the mental footprint fades rather quickly.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Supernatural Elements)
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Finn Wolfhard, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, McKenna Grace, Harold Ramis
Nostalgia remains the main selling point and viewers attending for that reason won’t be disappointed.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Judi Dench, Ciaran Hinds, Lewis McAskie, Lara McDonnell
In addition to being Branagh’s most personal film, it’s also his most intimate, and is unquestionably one of 2021’s most affecting motion pictures
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya
You can have The Rock, Wonder Woman, and Deadpool, but it doesn’t mean much if they don’t have clever things to say and meaningful things to do.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller/Drama
Director: Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe
Cast: Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe, Jessie Barr, Jacqueline Doke
The underlying idea is intriguing and observing the main character's behavior has the same appeal as watching a train wreck, but the conclusion is unsatisfying.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Chloe Zhao
Cast: Gemma Chan, Barry Keoghan, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Lia McHugh, Kumail Nanjiani, Kit Harrington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Don Lee
Despite trying to be a departure from the superhero generic norm, it misses wide of the mark and ends up being a major lapse.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Ghoulish Images)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Michael Ajao, Synnove Karlsen, Rita Tushingham, Margaret Nolan
Because "Last Night in Soho" starts out so strongly, it makes the lackluster final act all the more discouraging.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Racism)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Rebecca Hall
Cast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, Andre Holland, Bill Camp, Alexander Skarsgård
The movie has a magnetic quality that’s all the more welcome because of all the weighty issues forming its foundation.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mental Illness)
Genre: Drama
Director: Will Sharpe
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones
There’s nothing here to elevate "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain" out of the “generic bio-pic” basket.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling
There’s a lot to like about this new version of "Dune": the screenplay’s ability to pare down Frank Herbert’s complex, weighty novel without emasculating it, the epic scope, and the spectacle of the experience.