Amblin’ (1968) Not Rated (but with some adult content) (brief partial nudity; brief marijuana use) Released: December 18, 1968 Runtime: 26 minutes Director (and Writer): Steven Spielberg Starring: Richard Levin, Pamela McMyler Available on YouTube (click here), and below. Day 1 of "30-Plus Days of Spielberg" This is the one that started it all. Okay, maybe [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of strong violence, action and destruction, brief strong language, and some suggestive images) Released: May 27, 2016 Runtime: 144 minutes Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for violence, sexuality, nudity, strong language, and brief drug use) Released: May 20, 2016 Runtime: 116 minutes Director: Shane Black Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Beau Knapp Writer/Director Shane Black is sort of the Shakespeare of Buddy Action [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including strong language, some bullying behavior, a brief sexually suggestive image, drug material, and teen smoking Released: April 15, 2016 limited; May 13 expands Runtime: 106 minutes Director: John Carney Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Mark McKenna, Ian Kenny, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy Sing Street [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of violence, action, and mayhem, and some language Released: May 6, 2016 Runtime: 146 minutes Director: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Daniel Brühl [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R for strong language throughout, sexual content, drug use and some nudity Released: April 15, 2016; April 22 expands. Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, J. Quinton Johnson, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell, Temple Baker, Juston Street, Zoey Deutch Leave it to Richard Linklater – the [...]
*** out of **** Rated R for drug use, strong language, some sexual content, and brief violence Released: March 30, 2016 limited; April 22 expands. Also VOD. Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Robert Budreau Starring: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Kevin Hanchard, Kedar Brown A biopic that starts with loads of potential and wraps with an absolute [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG for some sequences of scary action and peril Released: April 15, 2016 Runtime: 105 minutes Director: Jon Fav reau Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Garry Shandling (To see how the Academy Award winning Visual Effects were produced, click here for a behind the [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R for strong language, substance abuse, and some sexual content Released: March 18, 2016 limited; April 15, 2016 expands Runtime: 83 minutes Director: Trey Edward Shults Starring: Krisha Fairchild, Bill Wise, Robyn Fairchild, Trey Edward Shults Bravo Trey Edward Shults. You’ve not only shown the world – and every would-be filmmaker – [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R for some nudity, sexuality, and language Released: March 4, 2016 limited; April 8, 2016 expands Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, Wes Bentley, Imogen Poots, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Teresa Palmer, Isabel Lucas (Available to rent through Amazon Video) There’s an image early [...]
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