Category: Film Reviews

Beautiful Creatures Rating Director Richard LaGravanese Screenplay Richard LaGravanese (Novel: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl) Length 124 min. Starring Alden Ehrenrich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Margo Martindale MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence, scary images and some sexual material

Django Unchained Rating Director Quentin Tarantino Screenplay Quentin Tarantino Length 165 min. Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, David Steen MPAA Rating R for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language and some nudity

Promised Land Rating Director Gus Van Sant Screenplay John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Dave Eggars Length R for language Starring Matt Damon, Hal Holbrook, Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Krasinski, Lucas Black, Scoot McNairy MPAA Rating 106 min.

The Happy Poet Rating Director Paul Gordon Screenplay Paul Gordon Length 85 min. Starring Paul Gordon, Jonny Mars, Chris Doubek, Liz Fisher MPAA Rating Not Available Buy on DVD/Blu-ray

Flight Rating Director Robert Zemeckis Screenplay John Gatins Length 138 min. Starring Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Tamara Tunie, Brian Geraghty, Kelly Reilly, Bruce Greenwood, John Goodman, Don Cheadle MPAA Rating R for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sexuality/nudity and an intense action

Family Weekend Rating Director Benjamin Epps Screenplay Matt K. Turner Length 106 min. Starring Olesya Rulin, Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Modine, Joey King, Eddie Hassell, Robbie Tucker, Shirley Jones, Chloe Bridges, Adam Saunders, Chase Maser MPAA Rating R for some sexual content and brief drug use

The Sessions Rating Director Ben Lewin Screenplay Ben Lewin (Article: Mark O’Brien) Length 95 min. Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks, Adam Arkin, Rhea Perlman, W. Earl Brown, Robin Weigert, Blake Lindsley, Ming Lo, Rusty Schwimmer, Jennifer Kumiyama, Tobias Forrest, Jarrod Bailey MPAA Rating R for strong sexuality including…

Skyfall Rating Director Sam Mendes Screenplay Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan Length 143 min. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ola Rapace, Helen McCrory MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking

Moonrise Kingdom Rating Director Wes Anderson Screenplay Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola Length 94 min. Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content and smoking.

Anna Karenina Rating Director Joe Wright Screenplay Tom Stoppard (Novel: Leo Tolstoy) Length 129 min. Starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Olivia Williams, Domhnall Gleeson, Emily Watson, Michelle Dockery MPAA Rating R for some sexuality and violence.

Life of Pi Rating Director Ang Lee Screenplay David Magee (Novel: Yann Martel) Length 127 min. Starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu, Ayush Tandon, Gautam Belur, Ayan Khan, Mohd Abbas Khaleedi, Vibish Sivakumar MPAA Rating PG for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril

ParaNorman Rating Director Chris Butler, Sam Fell Screenplay Chris Butler Length 92 min. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Jodelle Ferland, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, John Goodman MPAA Rating PG for scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language

Beasts of the Southern Wild Rating Director Benh Zeitlin Screenplay Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar (Play: Lucy Alibar) Length 93 minutes Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Rating Director Stephen Chbosky Screenplay Stephen Chbosky (Based on His Own Novel) Length 102 min. Starring Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, Emma Watson, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott, Kate Walsh, Johnny Simmons, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman, Joan Cusack MPAA Rating PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use,…

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Rating Director Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon Screenplay Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach Length 93 min. Starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short, Chris Miller MPAA Rating…