Category: Film Reviews

Frozen Rating Director Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Screenplay Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, Shane Morris (story “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen) Length 102 min. Starring Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Ciaran Hinds, Chris Williams, Stephen J. Anderson, Maia Wilson, Edie McClurg, Livvy Stubenrauch, Eva Bella, Spencer Ganus…

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Rating Director David Lowery Screenplay David Lowery Length 96 min. Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Keith Carradine, Nate Parker MPAA Rating R for some violence

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Rating Director Peter Jackson Screenplay Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro Length 161 min. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen…

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Rating Director Francis Lawrence Screenplay Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt (as Michael deBruyn) (Novel: Suzanne Collins) Length 146 min. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Willow Shields, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Amanda Plummer, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Lynn Cohen,…

Berberian Sound Studio Rating Director Peter Strickland Screenplay Peter Stickland Length 92 min. Starring Toby Jones, Cosimo Fusco, Antonio Mancino, Fatma Mohamed, Chiara D’Anna, Tonia Sotiropoulou MPAA Rating Not Rated

The Wind Rises Rating Director Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki Length 126 min. Starring Zach Callison, Mirai Shida, Hideaki Anno, Jun Kunimura, Miori Takimoto, Steve Alpert, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura, Mansai Nomura, Mario Kazama MPAA Rating PG-13 for some disturbing images and smoking

Saving Mr. Banks Rating Director John Lee Hancock Screenplay Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith Length 125 min. Starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, B.J. Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Kathy Baker, Rachel Griffiths MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic elements including some unsettling images

ABCs of Death Rating Director Nacho Vigalondo, Adrian Garcia Bagliano, Ernesto Diaz Espinoza, Marcel Sarmiento, Angela Bettis, Noboru Iguchi, Andrew Traucki, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Jorge Michel Grau, Yudai Yamaguchi, Anders Morgenthaler, Timo Tjahjanto, Ti West, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Bruno Forzani, Simon Rumley, Adam Wingard, Srdjan Spasojevic, Jake West, Lee Hardcastle, Ben Wheatley, Kaare Andrews, Jon Schnepp,…

Thor: The Dark World Rating Director Alan Taylor Screenplay Christopher L. Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Payne, Robert Rodat Length 112 min. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, Jaimie Alexander, Zachary Levi, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Rene Russo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgård, Alice Krige, Clive…

Best Man Down Rating Director Ted Koland Screenplay Ted Koland Length 90 min. Starring Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin, Shelley Long, Frances O’Connor, Evan Jones, Michael Landes1h MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material, drug content, some sexuality and brief language.

Rush Rating Director Ron Howard Screenplay Peter Morgan Length 123 min. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, David Calder, Natalie Dormer, Stephen Mangan, Christian McKay, Alistair Petrie, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Colin Stinton MPAA Rating R for sexual content, nudity, language, some disturbing images and brief drug use

Metallica: Through the Never Rating Director Nimród Antal Screenplay Nimród Antal, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich Length 93 min. Starring Dane DeHaan, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Kyle Thomson MPAA Rating R for some violent content and language

Out in the Dark Rating Director Michael Mayer Screenplay Michael Mayer, Yael Shafrir Length 96 min. Starring Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khoury, Alon Pdut, Loai Noufi, Khwalah Haj, Maysa Daw, Shimon Mimran, Majd Bitar, Alon Oleartchik, Cheli Goldenberg MPAA Rating Not Yet Rated

Gravity Rating Director Alfonso Cuarón Screenplay Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón Length 90 min. Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen, Paul Sharma, Amy Warren, Basher Savage MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense perilous sequences, some disturbing images and brief strong

This Is 40 Rating Director Judd Apatow Screenplay Judd Apatow Length 134 min. Starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Jason Segel, Annie Mumolo, Robert Smigel, Megan Fox, Charlyne Yi, Graham Parker MPAA Rating R for sexual content, crude humor, pervasive language and some drug material