U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-14
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Eduardo Mendoza de Echave
Cast: Pietro Sibille, Nidia Bermejo, Katerina D’Onofrio, Miguel Vargas, Tono Vega
Despite the occasionally uneven pacing and some dramatically inert moments, the historical elements mesh effectively with the fictionalized action-oriented ones.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-02
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Ben Foster, Mark Dennis
Cast: Reiley McClendon, Brianne Howey, Cassidy Gifford, Olivia Draguicevich, Max Wright, Andrew Wilson
A superficially entertaining science-fiction action/adventure film that might have worked better had it focused more on the “science fiction” elements and less on the “action/adventure” ones.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ari Gold
Cast: Rory Culkin, Robert Sheehan, Mary Beth Peil, Isabelle McNally, Elizabeth Pena, Brian Dennehy
Narratively, the movie is lacking but when it comes to capturing the tone of a specific locale, the approach of director Ari Gold is without peer.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-10
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Animal Slaughter, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Asa Helga Hjorleifsdottir
Cast: Grima Valsdottir, Thor Kristjansson, Puridur Blaer Johannsdottir, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Katla M. Porgeirsdottir
Although "The Swan" can boast impressive visuals, it’s less sure when charting Sol’s emotional journey.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-22
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jason Saltiel
Cast: Willa Fitzgerald, Murray Bartlett, Orlagh Cassidy, Tom Hammond
Between the solid beginning and the great ending, there’s a long, unremarkable stretch enlivened only by the efforts of the actors and the lens of the cinematographer.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-01
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Maria Allred
Cast: Julie Webb, Maria Allred, Benjamin Farmer, Patrick D. Green, Donny Persons, Damien Genardi
As beguiling as it is frustrating, with a fascination for the visual style compensating for a difficult-to-navigate storyline.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Joanna Lumley, David Hayman, John Sessions, Josie Lawrence
The cast is top-notch and the characters are sufficiently likable but the movie’s vanilla narrative repeatedly offers unsurprising plot points.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-23
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Amanda Sthers
Cast: Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Rossy De Palma, Michael Smiley, Tom Hughes
Rossy de Palma is great but she’s not in enough scenes to salvage a movie that lacks substance and focus.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Denis O’Hare
The screenplay doesn’t rise to the level of the behind-the-camera craftmanship or the acting.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-02
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller/Horror
Director: Ted Geoghegan
Cast: Kaniehtiio Horn, Ezra Buzzington, Eamon Farren, Justin Rain, Jonathan Huber, Robert Longstreet, Noah Segan, Ian Colletti
The muddling of historical fiction with the Grand Guignol is an uneven mix that never fully gels.