U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Animated/Fantasy
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Cast: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazdan Qafouri, Bejamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Miranda Otto
Anime and "Lord of the Rings" die-hards will enjoy it. Others, maybe not so much.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-10-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Kiefer Sutherland, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander
A story that starts with promise and seems to be going somewhere devolves into a formulaic disappointment.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-09-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ellen Kuras
Cast: Kate Winslet, Alexandre Skarsgard, Andy Samberg, Andrea Riseborough, Josh O’Connor, Marion Cotillard, Noemie Merlant, Vincent Colombe
Despite a terrific performance by Kate Winslet , "Lee" falls into the bio-pic trap of trying to encapsulate too much of a famous life into a two-hour chunk.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Oz Perkins
Cast: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee
Does a great job setting up a sense of deep unease but that quickly evaporates when it becomes apparent the movie isn’t going anywhere worthwhile.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rose Glass
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Anna Baryshnikov, Jena Malone Ed Harris, Dave Franco
It is a shame that, for all the good things "Love Lies Bleeding" does, the ending is such a complete disaster.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-02-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Director: Zelda Williams
Cast: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Carla Gugino, Joe Chrest, Henry Eikenberry
"Lisa Frankenstein" is a bad Tim Burton movie with two unlikable main characters.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Terror)
Genre: Horror
Director: Andre Ovredal
Cast: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Woody Norman, Javier Botet
"The Last Voyage of the Demeter" is a harrowing journey but, for those who appreciate horror, it is well worth taking.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-05-26
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Noma Dumezweni, Art Malik, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina
"The Little Mermaid," with a running length that exceeds that of its predecessor by 52 minutes, explores areas not touched on by the animated version.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Jamie Wilkes
"Living" is not quite as good as "Ikiru" (of which it is a remake), but it is a damn good re-interpretation.
U.S. Release Date: 2022-12-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson, Faye Marsay
Unlike some adaptations of classic novels, this one does not feel like a chore to sit through: an impressively mounted production that is emotionally true to the characters and their era.