Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, thematic elements, some sexuality and brief drug material.Starring Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan and Vincent D’OnofrioDirected by F. Javier GutierrezNot as scary as the original, but an interesting storyline.A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the...
Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references.Starring Keith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener and Betty GabrielDirected by Jordan PeeleI really like this surprisingly intense thriller.Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy (Catherine...
Rated R for violence, realistically graphic injury images, language throughout and some drug use.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons. Kevin Bacon and John GoodmanDirected by Peter Berg (Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor, Battleship and Friday Night Lights)Another solid film from Peter Berg.In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors,...
Rated PG-13 for sexuality, nudity and action/peril.Starring Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Sheen and Laurence FishburneDirected by Morten TyldumPassengers is an interesting sci-fi film. Two passengers board a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for brief strong language.Starring Tom Hiddleston, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Samuel L. Jackson, Toby Kebbell and John C. ReillyDirected by Jordan Vogt-RobertsKing Kong has never looked so good.Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, Kong: Skull Island is a fresh take on the...
Rated PG for some action violence, peril and frightening images.Starring Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, Luke Evans, Dan Stevens, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Josh Gad, Stanley Tucci and Kevin KlineDirected by Bill CondonA tale as old as time.Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a...
Rated PG-13 for some fantasy action violence.Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller and Colin FarrellDirected by David Yates (several Harry Potter films)The beasts may be fantastic, but the film was not. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of...