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Maybe at some point, the idea sounded good. Funny, perhaps. Clever even. A fish-out-of-water comedy drenched in enough blood to earn it a solid R-rating. But if there was any potential in the initial inspiration, it was frittered away. J. Michael ...
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Eduardo Scarpetta, ...
It could be argued that The Banshees of Inisherin works better as an allegory than a straightforward narrative. There’s power in the message conveyed by writer/director Martin McDonagh’s screenplay; it’s less a drama and more a rumination ab...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-12-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Gore, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, ...
During a short introduction filled with evocative cinematography and a wistful voiceover narrative, writer/director James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) captures the essence of what summer means to a child. What can seem ephemeral to an adult feel...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-08-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Situations)
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ponsoldt
Cast: Lia Barnett, Sanai Victoria, Madalen Mills, ...
Something went wrong (or got lost) in the translation of Graham Swift’s novella to the movie adaptation, directed by Eva Husson from a screenplay by Alice Birch. There’s no debating that the finished product looks gorgeous, with all credit due...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-03-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Eva Husson
Cast: Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, ...
Does anyone remember the 2002 animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron? I didn’t either until I looked it up. That nearly-two decades old hand-drawn movie provided the basis for the apparently popular Netflix series Spirit Riding Free ...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-06-04
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan
Cast: Isabela Merced, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marsai Martin, ...
For most of Land, Robin Wright is the only human onscreen, but it would be unfair to say she’s alone. In fact, there are times when the grandeur of the scenery – the Rockies in all their untamed glory – threatens to overwhelm not only th...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-02-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Adult Situations, Partial Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Robin Wright
Cast: Robin Wright, Demian Bichir, Sarah Dawn Pledge, ...
If nothing else, the film’s title is accurate – this is indeed a tale of Lost Girls and Love Hotels. As much an exploration of the two faces of Japan as it is a chronicle of the sordid tragedy of one woman, the film suffers from an overly-...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-09-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: William Olsson
Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten, ...
Just because a person’s accomplishments are great, it doesn’t follow that a movie about their life and achievements will be equally as compelling. Many feats and undertakings are not inherently cinematic and, no matter what efforts a filmm...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-07-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale, ...
Miss Bala is a reworking of a 2011 Mexican film. Although the movies may share the same name, they have different agendas. The original Miss Bala focused more on the dramatic elements than the action/thriller ones and wasn’t afraid to get d...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Cristina Rodlo, ...
Even recognizing that it’s among the most unnecessary sequels ever made and that it exists purely because of how much money the original Mamma Mia made ($144M domestic, $610M worldwide), it’s difficult to hate Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. I...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Musical
Director: Ol Parker
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, ...