Coming & Current Unreviewed Movies

DC League of Super-Pets

“Sit, stay, save the world.”

North American Theaters: May 20, 2022 (wide release)

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski | Director: Jared Stern

Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped. Superman’s dog teams up with a flying cat to stop crime while Superman is on vacation. The pets of DC superheroes (Superman’s dog, Krypto; Batman’s dog, Ace; Wonder Woman’s kangaroo, Jumpa; and Supergirl’s cat, Streaky) form a crime-fighting team of their own.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

“The legacy continues”

North American Theaters: May 20, 2022 (wide release)

The Bob's Burgers Movie

North American Theaters: May 27, 2022

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Stephanie Beatriz, Kristen Schaal, Gary Cole, Zach Galifianakis, Kevin Kline, H. Jon Benjamin | Director: Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman

The Belchers try to save the restaurant from closing as a sinkhole forms in front of it, while the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers' plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope and fight to get back behind the counter, where they belong.

Top Gun: Maverick

USA Theaters: May 27, 2022 (wide release)

Jurassic World: Dominion

“It all started here”

North American Theaters: June 10, 2022

Universal Pictures— Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Mamoudou Athie, Scott Haze, Dichen Lachman, Daniella Pineda, Campbell Scott, Isabella Sermon, Justice Smith, Omar Sy, DeWanda Wise, BD Wong | Director: Colin Trevorrow

The epic conclusion of the Jurassic era

Lightyear

North American Theaters: June 17, 2022

Producer: Pixar Animation Studios / Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Chris Evans (as Buzz Lightyear), Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi | Director: Angus MacLane

Lightyear revolves around the fictional origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the character that the action figure in the Toy Story series were based on.

Elvis

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North American Theaters: June 24, 2022

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Tom Hanks (as Colonel Tom Parker), Austin Butler (as Elvis), Dacre Montgomery, Luke Bracey, Olivia DeJonge (as Priscilla Presley), David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Roxburgh, Xavier Samuel, Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Director: Baz Luhrmann (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge!”)

ELVIS is an epic, big-screen spectacle that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley. A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

Minions: The Rise of Gru

“Brace yourself”

North American Theaters: July 1, 2022 (wide release)

Producted by Illumination Entertainment, Distributed by Universal Pictures— Starring: Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Alan Arkin / Director: Kyle Balda

Set just after the 2015 film, this time in the early 1970s, a 12-year old Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain group known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. When the Vicious 6 fire their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles, Gru interviews to become their newest member.

It does not go well, and things only get worse after Gru steals a precious stone from them with the help of Kevin, Stuart, Bob, Otto, and the other Minions and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru and the Minions will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

Thor: Love and Thunder

“The one and only”

North American Theaters: July 8, 2022

Produced by Marvel Studios, Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Pratt (Peter Quill / Star-Lord), Natalie Portman (Jane Foster / Mighty Thor), Jeff Goldblum (Grandmaster), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), Christian Bale (Gorr the God Butcher), Jaimie Alexander (Sif), Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Vin Diesel (Groot), Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, | Director: Taika Waititi

The sequel to Thor: Ragnarok and the fourth movie in the Thor saga.

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

“Underdog to top dog”

North American Theaters: July 15, 2022 (wide release)

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS— Starring: Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Michelle Yeoh, and Samuel L. Jackson | Director: Mark Koetsier, Rob Minkoff, Chris Bailey

An action packed animated comedy inspired by Mel Brooks’ ‘Blazing Saddles.’ Hank, a loveable dog with a head full of dreams about becoming a samurai, sets off in search of his destiny.

Hank, a scrappy dreamer of a dog, aspires to one day be a bonafide Samurai. But in a world of cats, he's not sure it'll ever happen - that is until the nefarious warlord, Ika Chu, hustles the unwitting Hank into becoming the samurai for the town of Kakamucho; the same town Ika Chu intends to pillage. Produced by Disney's The Lion King director, Rob Minkoff, and from the mind of comedy genius Mel Brooks, this Japanese-inspired animated comedy teaches kids and adults alike that embracing diversity is what truly makes you a hero.

Where the Crawdads Sing

“Secrets are buried just beneath the surface”

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North American Theaters: July 15, 2022 (wide)

Sony Pictures— Producer: Reese Witherspoon / Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones (Kya), David Strathairn (Tom Milton), Garret Dillahunt (Pa), Taylor John Smith (Tate Walker) Harris Dickinson (Chase Andrews) | Director: Olivia Newman

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Delia Owen

The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The first timeline describes the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the marsh of North Carolina from 1952 to 1969. The second timeline follows a murder investigation of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity of Barkley Cove, a fictional coastal town of North Carolina.

The woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.

Budget: $44-million

Nope

North American Theaters: July 22, 2022

Universal Pictures— Starring: Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, Barbie Ferreira, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Donna Mills | Director: Jordan Peele

The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. The isolated town is confronted with a mysterious and abnormal event.

North American Theaters: July 29, 2022 (wide release)

DC Entertainment / Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Dwayne Johnson (Teth-Adam / Black Adam), Pierce Brosnan (Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate), Sarah Shahi (Adrianna Tomaz), Aldis Hodge (Hawkman), Noah Centineo (Atom Smasher), Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Beau Flynn, etc. | Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Both a spinoff and a prequel of the 2019 “Shazam!” movie centering on the film’s anti-hero, Black Adam

Black Adam is is from Kahndaq and was imprisoned for 5,000 years. He becomes the archenemy of the superhero Shazam, and shares his powers from the ancient wizard of the same name.

North American Theaters: August 5, 2022

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures— Starring: Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Masi Oka | Director: David Leitch

Five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train find out their missions have something in common. Trained killer Ladybug (Brad Pitt) wants to give up the life but is pulled back in by his handler Maria Beetle (Sandra Bullock) in order to collect a briefcase on a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka. Once onboard, he and the other competing assassins onboard discover that their objectives are all connected.

based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train) by Kōtarō Isaka

North American Theaters: August 5, 2022

Paramount Pictures Corporation / Producted by Jerry Bruckheimer Films— Starring: Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Jesse Williams | Director: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman

Young Charlie Kincaid, who discovers a secret headquarters under his home that seems to belong to a superhero. He shares it with his friends, and they start to believe that his estranged father might have a secret double life.

North American Theaters: August 31, 2022

United Artists Releasing, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures— Starring: Idris Elba's primary photo Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba | Director: George Miller

A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. What she wants is love, but can and should he grant it to her?

North American Theaters: September 23, 2022

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll | Director: Olivia Wilde

Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack (Harry Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Chris Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.

While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Gemma Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their community. Life is perfect, with every resident’s needs met by the company. All they ask in return is discretion and unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause.

But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can’t help questioning exactly what they’re doing in Victory, and why. Just how much is Alice willing to lose to expose what’s really going on in this paradise?

North American Theaters: October 7, 2022

Sony Pictures Entertainment— Starring: Javier Bardem, Brett Gelman, Scoot McNairy, Constance Wu | Director: Josh Gordon and Will Speck

This Sony feature film is based on the 1965 children’s book by Bernard Waber about a crocodile that lives in New York City. This film follows the title reptile who lives in a house on East 88th Street. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores and playing with the neighborhood kids but one neighbor insists that Lyle belongs in a zoo. Mr. Grumps and his cat, Loretta, do not like crocodiles, and Lyle tries to prove that he is not as bad as others might first think.

North American Theaters: November 18, 2022 (wide release)

United Artists Releasing, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures— Starring: Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman | Director: Ron Howard

A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand in 2018 where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.

North American Theaters: December 21, 2022 (wide release)

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Zachary Levi, Rachel Zegler, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ross Butler | Director: David F. Sandberg

Sequel to the 2019 film 'Shazam!' / This is the 12th film in the DC Extended Universe.

North American Theaters: December 21, 2022

Universal Pictures— Starring: Antonio Banderas, Florence Pugh, Salma Hayek, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillén, Samson Kayo, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Ray Winstone | Director: Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

North American Theaters: December 21, 2022

Sony Pictures— Starring: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters, Ashton Sanders | Director: Kasi Lemmons

“The joyous, emotional and heart-breaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom.”