*** out of **** Rated R (for disturbing violent content and brief nudity) Released: October 7, 2016 Runtime: 120 minutes Director: Nate Parker Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Penelope Anne Miller, Mark Boone Jr., Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union The Birth of a Nation is a good movie, but it’s not a [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for prolonged intense disaster sequences and related disturbing images, and language including brief strong language) Released: September 23, 2016 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Kate Hudson, Gina Rodriguez, John Malkovich (To read my conversation with stars Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson, click here.) The ecological toll was [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for brief language and some thematic material) Released: August 26, 2016 limited; September 23 wide Runtime: 88 minutes Director: John Krasinski Starring: John Krasinski, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Sharlto Copley, Charlie Day, Josh Groban My review of The Hollars, for The Tulsa Voice, the sophomore indie directorial effort from The Office actor John Krasinski. It's [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for extended and intense sequences of Western violence, and for historical smoking, some language and suggestive material) Released: September 23, 2016 Runtime: 132 minutes Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Haley Bennett, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier David Ayer wrote Training Day. Antoine Fuqua [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language and some drug use) Released: July 22, 2016 Runtime: 92 minutes Director: Mike Birbiglia Starring: Mike Birbiglia, Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher If your goal is to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live someday, then this will be your life. Sure, there’ll be laughs along the [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic material and some sexual content) Released: September 2, 2016 Runtime: 132 minutes Director: Derek Cianfrance Starring: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown My review of The Light Between Oceans, for The Tulsa Voice, an emotional rollercoaster period piece about a couple struggling to start a family, the moral compromises they make, and [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some peril and brief strong language) Released: September 9, 2016 Runtime: 96 minutes Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Mike O’Malley, Anna Gunn, Jamey Sheridan With passenger airlines being the safest way to travel, statistically speaking, it’s easy to take for granted the people who [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for sexual content and some language) Released: July 29, 2016 Runtime: 110 minutes Director: James Schamus Starring: Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, Danny Burstein, Ben Rosenfield It’s hard to imagine anyone being more prepared for a directorial debut than James Schamus, the screenwriter and producer of multiple Ang Lee landmarks including [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for brief suggestive material, some language) Released: August 12, 2016 Runtime: 111 minutes Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson A comic tale with a tender touch, Florence Foster Jenkins is the true story of the worst singer to ever play Carnegie Hall. The great [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for some strong violence, strong language throughout, and brief sexuality) Released: August 12, 2016 Runtime: 102 minutes Director: David Mackenzie Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. Ranked #9 on My [...]
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