Category: Film Reviews

Into the Woods Rating Director Rob Marshall Screenplay James Lapine (Musical: Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine) Length PG for thematic elements, fantasy action and peril, and some suggestive material. Starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Christina Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Tracey Ullman, Lilla Crawford, Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie…

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Rating Director Peter Jackson Screenplay Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro (Novel: J.R.R. Tolkien) Length 144 min. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy,…

The Boxtrolls Rating Director Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi Screenplay Phil Dale, Anthony Stacchi, Irena Brignull, Adam Pava (Novel: Alan Snow) Length 96 min. Starring Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Tracy Morgan, Richard Ayoade, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Nika Futterman, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg MPAA Rating PG for action,…

The Grand Budapest Hotel Rating Director Wes Anderson Screenplay Wes Anderson Length 100 min. Starring Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson, Tony Revolori, Larry Pine, Giselda Volodi, Florian…

Birdman Rating Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu Screenplay Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo Length 119 min. Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Katherine O’Sullivan, Merritt Weaver, Amy Ryan, Lindsay Duncan MPAA Rating R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence

Gone Girl Rating Director David Fincher Screenplay Gillian Flynn (Novel: Gillian Flynn) Length 149 min. Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit MPAA Rating R for a scene of bloody violence, some strong sexual content/nudity, and language

Interstellar Rating Director Christopher Nolan Screenplay Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Length 169 min. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Wes Bentley, David Gyasi, Michael Caine, Mackenzie Foy, Timothée Chalamet, John Lithgow, Bill Irwin, Josh Stewart, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Ellen Burstyn, Andrew Borba, Topher Grace, Matt Damon MPAA Rating PG-13 for some intense perilous action and…

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Rating Director Francis Lawrence Screenplay Peter Craig, Danny Strong, Suzanne Collins (Novel: Suzanne Collins) Length 123 min. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Elizabeth Banks, Mahershala Ali, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright MPAA Rating PG-13…

Big Hero 6 Rating Director Don Hall, Chris Williams Screenplay Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird (Comics: Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle) Length 102 min. Starring Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Cheung, Damon Wayans Jr, Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk, Maya Rudolph MPAA Rating PG for action and peril,…

Fury Rating Director David Ayer Screenplay David Ayer Length 134 min. Starring Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jim Parrack, Brad William Henke, Kevin Vance, Xavier Samuel, Jason Isaacs, Anamaria Marinca, Alicia von Rittberg MPAA Rating R for strong sequences of war violence, some grisly images, and language throughout

The Maze Runner Rating Director Wes Ball Screenplay Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin (Novel: James Dashner) Length 113 min. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Cooper, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, Dexter Darden, Kaya Scodelario, Chris Sheffield, Joe Adler, Alexander Flores, Jacob Latimore, Randall D. Cunningham, Patricia Clarkson MPAA Rating PG-13…

The Giver Rating Director Phillip Noyce Screenplay Michael Mitnik, Robert B. Weide (Book: Lois Lowry) Length 97 min. Starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay MPAA Rating PG-13 for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.

The Purge: Anarchy Rating Director James DeManaco Screenplay James DeManaco Length 103 min. Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zoe Soul, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Justina Machado MPAA Rating R for strong disturbing violence, and for language

Veronica Mars Rating Director Rob Thomas Screenplay Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero Length 107 min. Starring Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Chris Lowell, Percy Daggs III, Tina Majorino, Krysten Ritter, Martin Starr, Gaby Hoffmann, Andrea Estella, Jerry O’Connell, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen, Brandon Hillock, Maury Sterling, Sam Huntington, Max Greenfield MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexuality…

Guadians of the Galaxy Rating Director James Gunn Screenplay James Gunn, Nicole Perlman (Comic Book: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning) Length 121 min. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio del Toro, Laura Haddock, Sean Gunn MPAA Rating…