U.S. Release Date: 2022-05-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror/Science Fiction
Director: Keith Thomas
Cast: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Gloria Reuben, Michael Greyeyes, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley
With wooden acting, a plodding storyline, and several cringeworthy changes from the source material, the 2022 version indeed starts a fire – a dumpster fire.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-05-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Rachel McAdams
The movie feels like it was assembled from an unready draft even though visually, there’s no denying the film’s strengths.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Harold Torres, Monica Bellucci, Ray Stevenson, Taj Atwal, Antonio Jaramillo, Lee Boardman
What initially looks like “just another opportunity for Neeson to kick ass” turns into something less conventional.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Tom Gormican
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Horgan, Paco Leon, Neil Patrick Harris, Lily Sheen, Alessandra Mastronardi
More an affectionate homage than an acerbic satire, the movie offers Cage fans an abundance of Easter Eggs.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Robert Eggers
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Elliott Rose, Willem Dafoe, Bjork
It plays out as expected without ever being predictable - a bold, uncompromising film that doesn’t self-censor.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Pierre Perifel
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Richard Ayoade
This lazily-plotted heist comedy may find favor with children while causing more than a few adults to doze off.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Madds Mikkelsen, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, William Nadylam, Victoria Yeates, Richard Coyle, Katherine Waterston
An unnecessary, joyless affair, it plods along offering “canonical” tidbits to fans but very little to casual viewers.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, Jackson White
If you prefer sweeping, hyperkinetic camera movements and spastic editing to a coherent narrative, "Ambulance" may be your movie.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Action
Director: Daniels
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tallie Medel, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr.
Offers a devil-may-care approach and a deliciously wicked sense of humor, a top-flight performance from Michelle Yeoh, and an emotionally true central theme.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Janus Metz
Cast: Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Pryce, Corey Johnson
Offers a compelling (if ultimately unremarkable) spy movie that tilts more toward a drama than a conventional action/thriller.