U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Annie Baker
Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Zoe Ziegler, Elias Koteas, Sophie Okonedo, Will Patton
"Janet Planet" is emotionally inert, with the straightforward style keeping viewers at arms-length from the characters.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Jeff Nichols
Cast: Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, Emory Cohen, Norman Reedus
A passable production with some interesting performances but the bumpy screenplay and uneven pacing keep the audience at arms-length and limit the effectiveness of the narrative.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Evan Holtzman
Smartly written, melding screwball comedy elements with rom-com beats against a Hitchcockian thriller backdrop. The small twists have big payoffs.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Brief Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
Director: Thea Sharrock
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Malachi Kirby, Anjana Vasan, Gemma Jones, Eileen Atkins, Hugh, Joanna Scanlan, Alisha Weir, Timothy Spall, Olivia Colman, Paul Chahidi
As a comedy, it hits many of the right notes but as a mystery, it is less than impressive.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Robert Lorenz
Cast: Liam Neeson, Kerry Condon, Ciaran Hinds, Jack Gleeson, Sarah Greene, Colm Meaney, Desmond Eastwood
Director Robert Lorenz does a good job of generating suspense but his handling of smaller, character-based moments is uneven at best.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-15
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Ziggy Heath, Ramola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro, Juliana Moska
Tells a story in a workmanlike fashion that allows viewers to learn more about the central figure and why his life is deserving of a big-screen treatment.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-01-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Adult Themes, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ava DuVernay
Cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Emily Yancy, Blair Underwood, Vera Farmiga
"Origin" offers plenty to ponder and argue; the result is powerful and compelling.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
Director: Andrew Haigh
Cast: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy
Although aspects have a cheesy flavor, the raw honesty of the best moments propel the narrative through its less credible pitstops.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-10-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Justine Triet
Cast: Sandra Huller, Milo Machado Graner, Swann Arlaud, Samuel Theis, Antoine Reinartz
An uncommonly perceptive and thought-provoking procedural that ponders the unknowability of any objective truth.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: James Wan
Cast: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Randall Park, Temeura Morrison, Dolph Lundgren, Martin Short, Jani Zhao, John Rhys-Davies
Feels like it was mostly constructed in post-production, with CGI working hand-in-hand with editing to fashion something borderline-coherent.