U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action
Director: Kelly Marcel
Cast: Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Alanna Ubach, Rhys Ifans, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andy Serkis
The potential inherent in the Venom symbiont has been wasted and squandered over the course of three movies and this final installment is the worst offender of all.
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: 2024-10-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Gary Dauberman
Cast: Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Jordan Preston Carter, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Pilou Asbaek, Alexander Ward
A feature film adaptation of the best novel from horror maestro Stephen King is deserving of something more epic than this throw-away production.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Thriller/Musical
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill
The experience of watching "Joker: Folie a Deux" argues against its very existence.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-09-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Adam Driver, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Kathryn Hunter
The term "an interesting failure" was coined for movies like this, an incoherent (but often fascinating) excursion into the mind of writer/director Francis Ford Coppola
U.S. Release Date: 2024-09-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: J.J. Perry
Cast: Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Ben Kingsley, Pom Klementieff, Terry Crews
At its best, this can be enjoyable in an undemanding sort of way. At its worst, it is damn near unwatchable.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Tomer Capone, Emily Beecham
The primary narrative is hijacked by a series of too-long flashbacks and a questionable decision to insert a late-in-the-proceedings twist.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Austin Peters
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Nathan Fillion, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Erik Palladino, John Billingsley, Luis Gerardo Mendez
Feels like it wants to be a screwball caper movie but the comedy gets lost along the way; the thriller elements are rather pedestrian.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-02
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Benjamin Bottani, Lil Rel Howery, Tanya Reynolds, Jermaine Clement, Alfred Molina
The charm of the book is mostly lost in translation although that might not bother younger, less discriminating viewers.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Intense Action, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, David Corenswet
By placing itself in the shadow of "Twister" and relying so much on story beats of the original, it feels like the most unnecessary of films.