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Alto Knights, The

Run Time: 2:03
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli

There is a sense that a pairing of director Barry Levinson and actor Robert De Niro working with a Nicolas Pileggi script should have borne juicer fruits.

Amateur, The

Run Time: 2:03
U.S. Release Date: 2025-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Rami Malek, Marc Rissmann, Michael Stuhlberg, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan, Julianne Nicholson, Holt McCallany, Joseph Millson

Essentially Jason Bourne on Vicodin with a little Death Wish sprinkled on top.

Anora

Run Time: 2:18
U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Sean Baker
Cast: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan

Stands out as an airy experience full of surprises (big and small), all anchored by the tremendous performance by lead actress Mikey Madison.

Ash

Run Time: 1:35
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Director: Flying Lotus
Cast: Eiza Gonzalez, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Beulah Koale, Kate Elliott, Flying Lotus

Even though this haunted-house-on-an-alien-planet movie is highly derivative, it is enjoyable for precisely that reason.

Black Bag

Run Time: 1:33
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Rege-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Gustaf Skarsgard

"Black Bag" belongs on an Endangered Species list – a spy thriller that relies on uncovering motivations and unraveling narrative knots to generate suspense.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Run Time: 2:05
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Michael Morris
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Leo Woodall, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Casper Knopf, Mila Jankovic, Nico Parker

Although more mediocre than terrible, this unnecessary installment never should have been made.

Brutalist, The

Run Time: 3:35
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Explicit Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Brady Corbet
Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Alessandro Nivola, Issach De Bankole

Rewards patience not only in the way it crafts its central character but develops the era in which it transpires.

Captain America: Brave New World

Run Time: 1:55
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Julius Onah
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Tim Blake Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler

Despite name-dropping a Marvel mainstay in the title, this is pure filler.

Companion

Run Time: 1:37
U.S. Release Date: 2025-01-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Drew Hancock
Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillen, Rupert Friend

With its AI-flavored elements, it seeks to do more with familiar tropes than merely create an unimaginative story around them.

Complete Unknown, A

Run Time: 2:21
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Scoot McNairy

Less a traditional bio-pic and more a picture of an era and an exploration of the impact of Bob Dylan on those around him.

Damned, The

Run Time: 1:29
U.S. Release Date: 2025-01-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore)
Genre: Horror
Director: Thordur Palsson
Cast: Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Lewis Gribben, Siobhan Finneran, Francis Magee, Rory McCann

Although director Thordur Palsson succeeds in developing the setting and crafting an unnerving atmosphere, the screenplay fails in several critical areas.

Death of a Unicorn

Run Time: 1:44
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Alex Scharfman
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant, Will Poulter, Tea Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, Jessica Hynes, Sunita Mani, Steve Park

This one is definitely not for pre-teen girls.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Run Time: 2:24
U.S. Release Date: 2025-01-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Christian Gudegast
Cast: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito, Michael Bisping

Gudegast has crafted a second chapter that is at least as good (and in some ways better) than its predecessor.

Drop

Run Time: 1:35
U.S. Release Date: 2025-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Christopher Landon
Cast: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Reed Diamond

Starts out with Hitchcockian flair and rides a dizzying wave of anxiety-based mystery until, like far too many underwritten thrillers, it falls apart.

Electric State, The

Run Time: 2:08
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, Alan Tudyk, Giancarlo Esposito, Ke Huy Kuan, Woody Norman, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson

The greatest sin of all is the most difficult to forgive: "The Electric State" is a huge bore.

Fire Inside, The

Run Time: 1:49
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sports Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Rachel Morrison
Cast: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry, Olunike Adeliyi, De’Adre Aziza

Does not break any molds but expertly crafts familiar material into an end product that will likely appeal to a wide audience.

Flight Risk

Run Time: 1:31
U.S. Release Date: 2025-01-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace

Those hoping for 90 minutes of white-knuckle excitement will wish they had waited until something better came along.

Gorge, The

Run Time: 2:07
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver

The buildup is fantastic. They payoff, with its generic action scenes and generic zombie/alien monster, is not.

Heart Eyes

Run Time: 1:37
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror/Romance/Comedy
Director: Josh Ruben
Cast: Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster

Provides a fun 90-odd minutes whose beats are like that of a familiar tune played in a different key.

Last Breath

Run Time: 1:33
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Scenes of Peril, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Alex Parkinson
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole, Cliff Curtis, Mark Bonnar

The production is workmanlike but it feels more like a good made-for-streaming production than an immersive big-screen experience.

Locked

Run Time: 1:35
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Yarovesky
Cast: Bill Skarsgard, Anthony Hopkins

The disappointingly straightforward screenplay drags things out too long, relies on banal, rambling dialogue, and offers little in the way of twists or turns.

Love Hurts

Run Time: 1:25
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Jonathan Eusebio
Cast: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Mustafa Shakir, Lio Tipton, Daniel Wu, Cam Gigandet, Marshawn Lynch, Andre Eriksen, Sean Astin

Love may hurt, but perhaps not as much as sitting through this movie.

Love Me

Run Time: 1:31
U.S. Release Date: 2025-01-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Science Fiction
Director: Sam Zuchero, Andy Zuchero
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Steven Yeun

The narrative is incoherent and the philosophical meanderings lack depth and intelligence.

Mickey 17

Run Time: 2:17
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Anamaria Vartolomei

A mostly failed attempt to merge sci-fi with satire, "Mickey 17" suffers from a fragmented narrative and a scenery-chewing performance from Mark Ruffalo.

Minecraft Movie, A

Run Time: 1:40
U.S. Release Date: 2025-04-04
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Action
Director: Jared Hess
Cast: Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Hansen, Jennifer Coolidge, Rachel House

Never finds its groove, constantly veering from one set-piece to another with a scattershot storyline and whiplash-inducing tone inconsistencies.

Monkey, The

Run Time: 1:38
U.S. Release Date: 2025-02-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Osgood Perkins
Cast: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Colin O’Brien, Christian Convery, Elijah Wood, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Osgood Perkins, Adam Scott

This radical reimagining of the Stephen King short story is plenty entertaining for those with a sufficiently warped sense of humor and a love of the grand guignol.

Mufasa: The Lion King

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-20
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Adventure
Director: Barry Jenkins
Cast: Aaron Pierre, Thandiwe Newton, Mads Mikkelson, Donald Glover, Tiffany Boone, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, John Kani, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter

A movie absolutely no one in the general public was clamoring for and, although many will see it, the well-earned “unnecessary” label should stick.

Nosferatu

Run Time: 2:12
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Robert Eggers
Cast: Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney

With its striking images, pervasive atmosphere, and incessant sense of dread, "Nosferatu" leaves an impression that proves hard to shake.

Novocaine

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen
Cast: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Conrad Kemp, Evan Hengst, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh

There are times when "Novocaine" is a blast, but then there are the instances when it falls into the trap of believing the action scenes are more exciting than they actually are.

Review: "In the Lost Lands"

Run Time: 1:41
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Dave Bautista, Milla Jovovich, Arly Jover, Amara Okerke, Fraser James, Simon Loof, Deirdre Mullins

The narrative is so slight and the performances so artificial that the whole thing feels like an extended cut-scene from a video game.

Sing Sing

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Greg Kwedar
Cast: Colman Domingo, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin, Sean San Jose, Paul Raci, David “Dap” Giraudy, Patrick “Preme” Griffin, Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, Sean “Dino” Johnson

Blending factual story elements with fictional details, this proves to be a different sort of prison story that offers hope and redemption without schmaltz.

Sinners

Run Time: 2:17
U.S. Release Date: 2025-04-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O’Connell, Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Yao

Warts and all, "Sinners" is a wholly original motion picture full of bravura moments, strong performances, and horror-appropriate gore and violence.

Snow White

Run Time: 1:49
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
Director: Marc Webb
Cast: Rachel Zegler, George Salazar, Jason Kravits, Andrew Barth Feldman, Martin Klebba, Tituss Burgess, Jeremy Swift, Ansu Kabia, Andrew Burnap, Gal Gadot, Andy Grotelueschen

Disposable entertainment that will put some spare change in the Disney coffers while never coming close to replacing its venerable antecedent in the hearts of viewers.

Run Time: 1:56
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Arianna Rivas, Emmett J. Scanlan, Eve Mauro, Maximillian Osinski, Andrej Kaminsky, Chidi Ajufo, David Harbour, Michael Pena

For anyone whose primary concern is to see the righteous slaughter of bad guys at the hands of the noble Statham, "A Working Man" does not disappoint.