Category: Film Reviews

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…

Rise of the Guardians Rating Director Peter Ramsey Screenplay David Lindsay-Abaire (Book: William Joyce) Length 97 min. Starring Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Khamani Griffin, Kamil McFadden, MPAA Rating PG for thematic elements and some mildly scary action

Arbitrage Rating Director Nicholas Jarecki Screenplay Nicholas Jarecki Length 107 min. Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Nate Parker MPAA Rating R

Safety Not Guaranteed Rating Director Colin Treverrow Screenplay Derek Connolly Length 86 min. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Jake Johnson, Mark Duplass, Karan Soni, Mary Lynn Rajskub MPAA Rating R for language including some sexual references

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Rating Director Peter Jackson Screenplay Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro (Novel: J.R.R. Tolkien) Length 169 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, Mark Hadlow, Adam…

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Rating Director John Maddn Screenplay Ol Parker (Novel: Deborah Moggach) Length 124 min. Starring Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Maggie Smith, Ronald Pickup, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, Lilette Dubey, Tena Desae MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content and language

Les Misérables Rating Director Tom Hooper Screenplay William Nicholson (Musical Book: Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil; Musical Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer; Novel: Victor Hugo) Length 157 min. Starring Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Isabelle Allen MPAA Rating PG-13 for suggestive and sexual…

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Rating Director Chris Renaud Screenplay Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul (Book: Dr. Seuss) Length 86 min. Starring Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Betty White, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate, Nasim Pedrad MPAA Rating PG for brief mild language.

Wreck-It Ralph Rating Director Rich Moore Screenplay Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston Length 108 min. Starring John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Adam Corolla, Jamie Elman, Rachael Harris, Dennis Haysbert, Mindy Kaling, Edie McClurg, Ed O’Neill, Horatio Sanz, Stefani Scott, Alan Tudyk MPAA Rating PG for some rude humor and mild action/violence