Category: Film Reviews

World War Z Rating Director Marc Forster Screenplay Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof, J. Michael Straczynski (Novel: Max Brooks) Length 116 min. Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, Fana Mokoena, David Morse, Elyes Gabel, Peter Capaldi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Ruth Negga, Moritz Bleibtreu, Sterling Jerins, Abigail…

RED 2 Rating Director Dean Parisot Screenplay Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber Length 116 min. Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, Byung-hun Lee, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Neal McDonaugh, David Thewlis, Brian Cox MPAA Rating PG-13 for pervasive action and violence including frenetic gunplay, and for some language and drug material.

Hitchcock Rating Director Sacha Gervasi Screenplay John J. McLaughlin (Book “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho” by Stephen Rebello) Length 98 min. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Wincott, Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy MPAA Rating PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material

Pacific Rim Rating Director Guillermo del Toro Screenplay Travis Beacham, Guillermo del Toro Length 131 min. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Max Martini, Robert Kazinsky, Clifton Collins Jr., Ron Perlman, Mana Ashida MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief language

Despicable Me 2 Rating Director Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Screenplay Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul Length 98 min. Starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong, Steve Coogan, Elsie Fisher, Dana Gaier, Moises Arias, Nasim Pedrad MPAA Rating PG for rude humor and mild action

Would You Rather Rating Director David Guy Levy Screenplay Steffen Schlachtenhaufen Length 93 min. Starring Brittany Snow, Jeffrey Combs, Jonny Coyne, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Enver Gjokaj, Sasha Grey, John Heard, Charlie Hoffheimer, Logan Miller, June Squibb, Eddie Steeples, Robin Taylor, Robb Wells MPAA Rating Not Rated

Monsters University Rating Director Dan Scanlon Screenplay Dan Scanlon, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird Length 104 min. Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Peter Sohn, Joel Murray, Sean Hayes, Dave Foley, Charlie Day, Alfred Molina, Nathan Fillion, Aubrey Plaza, Bobby Moynihan MPAA Rating G

Man of Steel Rating Director Zack Snyder Screenplay David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan Length 143 min. Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, Antje Traue, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, Christopher Meloni, Ayelet Zurer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Kelly, Rebecca Buller, Christina Wren MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi…

Lincoln Rating Director Steven Spielberg Screenplay Tony Kushner (Book “Team of Rivals”: Doris Kearns Goodwin) Length 150 min. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, Lee Pace MPAA Rating PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language

Hyde Park on Hudson Rating Director Roger Michell Screenplay Richard Nelson Length 94 min. Starring Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel, Olivia Williams, Elizabeth Wilson, Martin McDougall MPAA Rating R for brief sexuality

Now You See Me Rating Director Louis Leterrier Screenplay Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt Length 115 min. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Michael J. Kelly, Common MPAA Rating PG-13 for language, some action and sexual content

The Great Gatsby Rating Director Baz Luhrmann Screenplay Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce (Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald) Length 142 min. Starring Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Amitabh Bachchan MPAA Rating PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language

Star Trek: Into Darkness Rating Director J.J. Abrams Screenplay Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof Length 132 min. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Alice Eve MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence.

Silver Linings Playbook Rating Director David O. Russell Screenplay David O. Russell (Novel: Matthew Quick) Length 122 min. Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham, Julia Stiles, Paul Herman, Dash Mihok, Matthew Russell MPAA Rating R for language and some sexual content/nudity

Iron Man 3 Rating Director Shane Black Screenplay Drew Pearce, Shane Black Length 130 min. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Stephanie Szostak, Paul Bettany, William Sadler, Dale Dickey, Ty Simpkins, Miguel Ferrer. MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action…