***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for some violence and action Released: March 18, 2016 limited; April 8, 2016 expands Runtime: 112 minutes Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Kirsten Dunst, Sam Shepard Right out of the gate the stakes are high, mysterious, possibly supernatural, and they all circle around an [...]
*1/2 out of **** Rated R for strong language, some sexual references, drug use, and disturbing behavior Released: April 8, 2016 Runtime: 100 minutes Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Polly Draper, Heather Lind Tracking the mental breakdown of a cocksure investment banker after the sudden death of his wife, Demolition [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action throughout, some language, and some sensuality Released: March 25, 2016 Runtime: 151 minutes Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Holly Hunter That was one badass movie. I’m not prone to [...]
*** out of **** Rated R for strong language Released: March 11, 2016 limited; March 25 wider Runtime: 95 minutes Director: Michael Showalter Starring: Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daily, Isabella Acres, Stephen Root, Kumail Nanjiani, Natasha, Lyonne, Rich Sommer, Peter Gallagher It requires a special kind of actor to take a very sad character and make it truly endearing [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements, and language Released: March 18, 2016 Runtime: 100 minutes Director: Bob Nelson Starring: Clive Owen, Jaeden Lieberher, Maria Bello, Tim Blake Nelson, Patton Oswalt, Robert Forster Much like his Oscar-nominated screenplay for Nebraska, writer-turned-director Bob Nelson’s The Confirmation is a slice of small-town American life on the [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG for thematic material, including accident and medical images Released: March 16, 2016 Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Patricia Riggen Starring: Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, Eugenio Derbez, John Carroll Lynch, Queen Latifah Fueled by a deeply wrought – and at times emotionally wrenching – powerhouse performance from Jennifer Garner, Miracles From Heaven [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG -13 for thematic material including frightening sequences of threat with some violence, and brief strong language Released: March 11, 2016 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Dan Trachtenberg Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr. When John Goodman’s getting Oscar buzz – in March, no less – for a creepy pseudo-horror scare fest, [...]
** out of **** Rated PG -13 for some violence and thematic elements Released: March 11, 2016 Runtime: 111 minutes Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh Starring: Adam Greaves-Neal, Sara Lazzaro, Vincent Walsh, and Sean Bean It’s easier to admire what The Young Messiah is aiming for than it is to actually enjoy or be moved by it – but it [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG for some thematic elements, rude humor, and action Released: March 4, 2016 Runtime: 108 minutes Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore Starring (the voices of): Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, J.K. Simmons, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds [...]
*1/2 out of **** My review of Gods Of Egypt, at Crosswalk.com, the bloated, tacky-looking action spectacle that bastardizes ancient Egyptian mythologies. An excerpt from my review: “The digital effects overkill is bad enough, as are the gaudy costume and set designs (1990s TBN sets would be jealous), but what ultimately makes this all so tedious – even [...]
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