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. Release Date: 2024-10-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Berger
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, ...
The acting elevates the material. All the A-list actors bring their A-games.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Anna Kendrick
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson, ...
The screenplay does a good job with the "Dating Games" scenes and the tense, creepy sequence that follows but it founders in establishing a wider canvas.
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U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: John Crowley
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney, Adam James, Lee Braithwaite
The movie occasionally tries too hard to turn on the waterworks and allows its structure to upstage the fine performances by the leads.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Parker Finn
Cast: Naomi Scott, Rosemary DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Peter Jacobson, Ray Nicholson, Kyle Gallner
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U.S. Release Date: 2024-10-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Gabriel LaBelle, Matthew Rhys, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Braun, Kim Matula, Lamorne Morris, Emily Fairn, Dylan O’Brien, Ella Hunt, Rachel Sennott, Matt Wood, Cory Michael Smith, J.K. Simmons
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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" (Alcoholism, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Paapa Essiedu
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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, 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.