*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some fantasy action violence) Released: November 18, 2016 Runtime: 133 minutes Director: David Yates Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, Alison Sudol, Samantha Morton, Ezra Miller, Carmen Ejogo, Jon Voight Available to buy on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. 2016 Academy Award [...]
**** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for brief strong language) Released: November 11, 2016 Runtime: 116 minutes Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma Ranked #6 on My Top 10 List For 2016, and 2016 Academy Award winner for Best Sound Editing Arrival is a feature-length Rorschach test. That’s particularly appropriate for a movie about language, communication, [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for mild rude humor) Released: November 4, 2016 Runtime: 92 minutes Director: Mike Mitchell Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Baranski, James Corden, Jeffrey Tambor Available to rent through Amazon Video and buy on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sci-fi violence and action throughout, an intense crash sequence, and some language) Released: November 4, 2016 Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Scott Derrickson Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Benedict Wong Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for some language and sexual themes) Released: October 14, 2016 limited; November 4 wider Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Kelly Reichardt Starring: Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Jared Harris, James Le Gros Beautiful, yet baron and cold. The vistas of the American West reflect that dichotomy (and melancholy) [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images, some language) Released: November 2, 2016 NY/LA; November 4 wide Runtime: 131 minutes Director: Mel Gibson Starring: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Teresa Palmer, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Rachel Griffiths Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from [...]
I’m not prone to marathons. Special theatrical franchise events or TV series binge watching just aren't my jams. I’m also not a Harry Potter diehard. I'm a fan; I’ve read the books and seen the films, but haven’t engaged either since seeing the last movie on its release five years ago. These aren’t stories I return to, [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action, some bloody images, language and thematic elements) Released: October 21, 2016 Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Edward Zwick Starring: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Aldis Hodge, Holt McCallany, Madalyn Horcher Spoiler alert: in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Jack Reacher goes [...]
** out of **** Rated R (for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, strong language throughout, drug/alcohol abuse – all involving older teens and young adults) Released: October 14, 2016 Runtime: 163 minutes Director: Andrea Arnold Starring: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough That is one depressing American portrait. At nearly three hours, it's also a grueling [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong violence and strong language throughout) Released: October 14, 2016 Runtime: 128 minutes Directed by: Gavin O'Connor Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, John Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow My review of The Accountant, at Crosswalk.com, the brainy action-thriller starring Ben Affleck about an autistic tax consultant who moonlights as an assassin. [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 