U.S. Release Date: 2024-05-17
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy
Director: John Krasinski
Cast: Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Steve Carell, Alan Kim
The narrative is all over the place. Character motivation is confusing. And, worst of all, the story simply is not interesting.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: William Malone
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea, Jeffrey Combs
It hurts to search for logic in the wreckage of a screenplay that feels like it was cut into tiny pieces and glued back together in some random order.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-10
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast:
"Staying Alive" is only about trying to breathe life into the then-fading career of John Travolta and making money off a recognizable title.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-05-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Wes Ball
Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, Lydia Peckham, Travis Jeffery, William H. Macy
As we travel with the apes through this wreckage of a human-designed world that is being reclaimed by nature, there is a sense of awe at how real everything seems.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-03
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, Chip Zien
This was a bad movie when it was released. It is a bad movie today. And it will continue to be a bad movie long after this planet ceases to exist.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-05-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: David Leitch
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke, Ben Knight
Represents what a true “summer movie” should be: a light, fast-paced spectacle with likeable characters and a balance between action/eye candy and narrative elements.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Moritz Mohr
Cast: Bill Skarsgard, Famke Janssen, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, Quinn Copeland, Sharlto Copley, Andrew Koji, H. Jon Benjamin
When the warped humor and unallayed brutality are working hand-in-hand, this is a fun (if bizarre) experience.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-04-25
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Documentary/Musical
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Donald O’Connor, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Peter Lawford, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli
The format is dated but, curiously, that may be the best reason to watch it in the first place.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist
This middling melodrama about power, sex, and tennis is heavy on homoeroticism and light on meaningful storytelling.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Matt Dettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito
For those willing to overlook some often-familiar horror movie conventions, the movie is gorily diverting and maintains a light, flippant tone.