Coming & Current Unreviewed Movies

Beast

North American Theaters: August 19, 2022 (wide release)

Three Thousand Years of Longing

tagline: “What would you wish for?”

North American Theaters: August 26, 2022

United Artists Releasing, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures / A George Miller film — Starring: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba | Director: George Miller

What would you wish for? 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?

“Her reign begins”

North American Theaters: September 16, 2022 (wide release)

TriStar Pictures, a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment— Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, John Boyega, Jordan Bolger | Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

“THE WOMAN KING is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for.” This historical epic is said to be inspired by true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries and the Dahomey Amazons, an all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey. The film focuses on General Nanisca and Nawi (Thuso Mbedu), an ambitious recruit. It depicts how they fought enemies who violated their honor, enslaved their people, and threatened to destroy everything they have lived for.

Don't Worry Darling

“Welcome to victory”

North American Theaters: September 23, 2022 (wide release)

“He knows every scale”

North American Theaters: October 7, 2022 (wide release)

Sony Pictures Entertainment— Starring: Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Shawn Mendes, Brett Gelman, Scoot McNairy | 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: October 14, 2022 (wide release)

Universal Pictures— Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Patton, Kyle Richards, Andi Matichak, Nick Castle | Director: David Gordon Green

“The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in this final installment of the franchise.”

Black Adam

tagline: “The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam.”

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

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

Universal Pictures— Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Billie Lourd, Kaitlyn Dever, Lucas Bravo | Director: Ol Parker

A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.

North American Theaters: November 4, 2022 (wide release)

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company— Starring: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, Chris Rock, Zoe Saldaña, Anya Taylor-Joy, Michael Shannon, Taylor Swift, Timothy Olyphant, Alessandro Nivola, Matthias Schoenaerts, Andrea Riseborough, Mike Myers, and Robert De Niro | Director: David O. Russell

“A lot of this actually happened. Set in the 1930s, this film follows three friends who witness a murder, become suspects themselves, and soon uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.”

North American Theaters: November 11, 2022 (wide release)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Marvel Studios | Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Dominique Thorne | Director: Ryan Coogler

A sequel that will continue to explore the world of Wakanda and all the characters introduced in the 2018 film.

“Will you go on the record?”

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

Universal Pictures— Starring: Carey Mulligan, Patricia Clarkson, Tom Pelphrey, Andre Braugher, Samantha Morton | Director: Maria Schrader

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

“Journey to a place where nothing is as it appears”

North American Theaters: November 23, 2022

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Alan Tudyk, Lucy Liu, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union | Director: Don Hall

The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threatened to topple their latest and most crucial mission.

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North American Theaters: November 23, 2022 (wide release)

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures— Starring: Glen Powell, Serinda Swan, Thomas Sadoski, Jonathan Majors, Joseph Cross, Logan Macrae | Director: J.D. Dillard

A pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy's most celebrated wingmen. This film is based on Adam Makos’ book, Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice, which retells the comradeship between Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner during the Korean War.

North American Theaters: November 23, 2022 (wide release)

Universal Pictures— Starring: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle, Julia Butters | Director: Steven Spielberg

A semi-autobiography based on Steven Spielberg’s own childhood growing up in post-war Arizona, from age seven to eighteen. / The musical score is composed by John Williams.

North American Theaters: November 23, 2022 (wide release)

United Artists Releasing, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures— Starring: Michael Stuhlbarg, Timothée Chalamet, Chloë Sevigny, Mark Rylance | Director: Luca Guadagnino

A story of first love between a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society and an intense and disenfranchised drifter, as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey that takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trap doors of Ronald Reagan’s America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

“Maren Yearly is a young woman who wants the same things we all do. She wants to be someone people admire and respect. She wants to be loved. But her secret, shameful needs have forced her into exile. She hates herself for the bad thing she does, for what it’s done to her family and her sense of identity; for how it dictates her place in the world and how people see her—how they judge her. She didn’t choose to be this way.”

This is a film adaptation of Camille DeAngelis’ novel Bones & All.

North American Theaters: December 2, 2022 (wide release)

Universal Pictures— Starring: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Cam Gigandet, Alex Hassell, Edi Patterson | Director: Tommy Wirkola

A group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family on Christmas Eve, and Santa must save Christmas.

North American Theaters: December 14, 2022 (wide release)

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures— Starring: Tom Hanks, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rachel Keller, Cameron Britton | Director: Marc Forster

A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors.

A remake of the 2015 Swedish film (“A Man Called Ove”/“En man som heter Ove”).

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North American Theaters: December 16, 2022 (wide release)

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company— Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Kate Winslet | Director: James Cameron

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER begins to tell the story of the Sully family, the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.

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 (wide release)

TriStar Pictures, a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment— 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.”

North American Theaters: February 17, 2023

Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Bill Murray (as MODOK), Kathryn Newton, Jonathan Majors (as Kang the Conqueror) | Director: Peyton Reed

Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with Hope’s parents Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, go on a new adventure exploring the Quantum Realm.

North American Theaters: March 3, 2023

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS— Starring: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Chloe Coleman, Jason Wong, Daisy Head | Director: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein

North American Theaters: March 24, 2023

Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)— Starring: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Ian McShane, Marko Zaror, Natalia Tena, Clancy Brown | Director: Chad Stahelski

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