Encanto is good old fashioned Disney Magic
The 60th animated film from Walt Disney Studios arrives in the form of Encanto. Byron Howard and Jared Bush direct the movie with some co-direction from Charise Castro Smith.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a love letter to the franchise
Director Jason Reitman breathes new life into an eighties franchise with Columbia Pictures, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. After being evicted from their home, Callie (Carrie Coon), a single mother, and her two children Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) and Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) are forced to move to a decayed farmhouse in Summerville, Oklahoma, left to them by the children’s late grandfather, Egon Spengler.
C’Mon C’Mon guides by on the rapport between Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman
After a five-year hiatus, Academy Award Nominee Mike Millis returns with his latest drama, C’Mon C’Mon from A24. Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is a radio journalist living in New York working with his team Roxanne (Molly Webster) and Fernando (Jaboukie Young-White) on a project where they interview kids across the country about their thoughts on the future.
Will Smith delivers a royal Award worthy performance as King Richard
Will Smith makes a stunning return to the world of biopics in Warner Bros. Pictures, King Richard. Reinaldo Marcus Green directs the film from a script by Zach Baylin. Armed with a clear vision and a brazen 78-page plan, Richard Williams (Will Smith) is determined to write his daughters, Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena (Demi Singleton), into history as world-renowned tennis players.
Dangerous doesn’t make the day as an action flick
Scott Eastwood attempts to become the leading man and action hero with Lionsgate Dangerous, from director David Hackl. Ex-con and reformed sociopath Dylan Forrester (Scott Eastwood) is trying to quietly serve out his parole — with the help of a steady supply of antidepressants and his eccentric psychiatrist (Mel Gibson).
An Eternal let down of a movie
Fresh off her Oscar win for Nomadland, director Chloé Zhao takes a journey into the world of superheroes with Marvel Studios Eternals. Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against humanity’s most ancient enemy, The Deviants.
Dune is one of 2021’s best
Author Frank Herbert’s legendary 1965 science fiction novel receives a second big-screen adaption in Warner Bros. Pictures Dune. Visionary director Denis Villeneuve helms the film and collaborates on the screenplay with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth.
Leslie Odom Jr.’s charisma can’t save Needle in a Timestack
Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley taps into the Sci-Fi genre for his sophomore directorial feature in Lionsgate, Needle in a Timestack. Ridley adapts the short story of the same name by author Robert Silverberg. Oscar Nominees Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Ervo topline the film, asking if love is in the form of a circle, what lines would you cross to be with your soulmate.
Matt Damon and Adam Drive face off in The Last Duel
Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott guides Matt Damon and Adam Driver to a battle for the ages in 20TH Century Studios, The Last Duel. Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon pen the script, adapting author Eric Jager’s same-titled novel.
No Time To Die is an overlong but satisfying finale to the Daniel Craig era of James Bond
Daniel Craig returns for his final outing as Ian Fleming’s superspy, James Bond, in United Artists No Time to Die. Cary Joji Fukunaga is in the director’s chair for the 25th film in the James Bond series and collaborates on the film’s screenplay with Phoebe Waller-Bridge and franchise regulars Neal Purvis & Robert Wade.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a fun sequel
Andy Serkis makes a return to the world of Marvel, this time as director for Columbia Pictures Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Tom Hardy returns as investigative journalist Eddie Brock, the host of an alien symbiote named Venom that imbues him with super-human abilities.
Dear Evan Hansen is a winning adaptation
Ben Platt reprises his Tony-Winning Award in Universal Pictures Dear Evan Hansen. Stephen Chbosky directs the movie from a screenplay by Steven Levenson. The film is an adaptation of the 2015 stage musical of the same name by Levenson, Benji Pasek, and Justin Paul.