Answer the call from The Black Phone for a spooky good time
Set in 1978 in a suburban Colorado town, The Black Phone introduces us to Finney Shaw (Mason Thames), a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who is a whiz in baseball pitching.
Lightyear lifts off for high-flying family entertainment
One of Disney’s most iconic characters, Buzz Lightyear, receives a spinoff film from debut director Angus MacLane in Lightyear from Pixar and Disney.
Watcher is a decent debut from Chloe Okuno
For her feature film debut, film director Chloe Okuno teams with scream queen Maika Monroe for the suspense film Watcher from IFC Films.
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a well done adaptation
Another fan-favorite animated series receives the big-screen treatment in 20th Century Studios, The Bob’s Burgers Movie. Series creators Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman co-direct the animated, big-screen, musical comedy-mystery-adventure based on the long-running Emmy-winning series.
Montana Story is textbook Sundance fare
Coming to grips with the past is the centerpiece of Bleecker Street’s family drama Montana Story. Writing and directing duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel collaborate again for the film, which I must warn viewers is a slow-moving drama.
Alex Garland explores toxic masculinity in Men
Director Alex Garland takes a foray into folk horror for his junior film, Men from A24. In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal.
Firestarter is a burnt out adaptation
Keith Thomas returns to the horror genre for his second feature as a director in Firestarter from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a trippy fur ride
Legendary director Sam Raimi makes a return to the world of superheroes in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from Walt Disney Studios. Serving as The fifth film in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness picks a few months after Spider-Man: No Way Home.
High flying fun in Everything Everywhere All at Once
The multiverse takes a different angle in Everything Everywhere All at Once from A24. Michelle Yeoh top lines the film and portrays Evelyn Quan Wang, an exhausted Chinese American woman who cannot seem to finish her taxes. Her marriage to Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) is on the rocks, and she is having trouble accepting her daughter Joy’s (Stephanie Hsu) same-sex relationship.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is a fun sequel
Boundaries and bonds are put to the test in a gritty crime-thriller drama about family, morality, and redemption. Omar Epps leads an impressive cast for writer/director Charles Murray’s latest The Devil You Know from Lionsgate.
Michael Bay returns to form with Ambulance
Flashy director Michael Bay makes a return to the big screen in the white-knuckle thriller Ambulance from Universal Pictures. Decorated veteran Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he should not–his adoptive brother Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal). A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a job for the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million.
Honor Thy Brother takes a different turn in The Devil You Know
Boundaries and bonds are put to the test in a gritty crime-thriller drama about family, morality, and redemption. Omar Epps leads an impressive cast for writer/director Charles Murray’s latest The Devil You Know from Lionsgate.