Rated PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours and 4 minutes Genre: Comedy and Drama Director: Ron Howard Writer: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel Actors: Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Dianne Wiest Budget: $20,000,000 Box Office: $100,047,830 Positives: Loveable characters Charm quality of life Intriguing camera shots in the background Interesting muti storyline Mixed: Unique genre, but parts that have melodrama does m

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours and 35 minutes Genre: Drama Director and Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Heather Graham, Nicole Ari Parker and Philip Seymour Hoffman Budget: $15,000,000 Box Office: $26,413,025 Positives: Great performances, cinematography and dialogue Brilliant craft work for everything that is going on in the film Interesting world setup Emotional depth sc

Rated R Runtime: 3 hours and 8 minutes Genre: Drama Director and Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson Actors: Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards and Melora Walters Budget: $15,000,000 Box Office: $48,446,761 Feedback: Very epic film to watch! Highly recommended! Positives: Highly suspenseful Lovable dialogue, character development

Rated R Runtime: 1 hour and 28 minutes Genre: Comedy and Horror Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans Writers: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Actors: Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Dave Sheridan, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans Budget: $19,000,000 Box Office: $278,019,771 Positives: Hilarious and entertaining parody scenes Characters were

Rated R Runtime: 1 hour and 35 minutes Genre: Comedy and Horror Director: Elizabeth Banks Writer: Jimmy Warden Actors: Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale and Ray Liotta Budget: $30,000,000 - $35,000,000 Box Office: $88,314,672 Feedback: A little disappointing to watch Positives: Very suprising moments The bear visual effects and gore were impressive in a Rated R movie Insane bear atta

Rated R Runtime: 1 hour and 38 minutes Genre: Drama and Thriller Director: Joel Coen Writer: Ethan and Joel Coen Actors: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell and Peter Stormare Budget: $7,000,000 Box Office: $60,611,975 Postives: Everything is perfect, entertaining, interesting and amazing! Negatives: None Overall Verdict: Story 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10) Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10) Dialogue/Diction 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10)

Rated R for language Runtime: 1 hour and 52 minutes Genre: Drama and Biography Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Alan Sorkin Actors: Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Bill Burr, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin and Billy Magnussen Budget: $32,000,000 - $40,000,000 Positives: Senator meeting room scenes with arguments were entertaining Great production value Impressive slow motion scene Decent music Negatives: Lame acting Dry narrative perspective I don't ev

Rated PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours Genre: Drama and Biography Director: David Fincher Writer: Alan Sorkin Actors: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer and Max Minghella Budget: $40,000,000 Box Office: $224,927,749 Positives: Most of the actors did well and some did fine Amazing craft Unique perspective of the cinematography Compelling direction Excellent audio production and camera shots Intense music score Smooth atmosphere Understand the

Rated PG-13 for dark thematic elements and crude humor Runtime: 1 hour and 36 minutes Genre: Comedy and Horror Director: Ben Stiller Writer: Lou Holtz Jr. Actors: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Jack Black, George Segal, Eric Roberts, David Cross, Andy Dick, Owen Wilson and Bob Odenkirk Budget: $47,000,000 Box Office: $60,240,579 Feedback: Not the best movie, but this is a million times better to watch than Christmas With The Kranks. It is still my kind of of dark comedy movie

Rated PG Runtime: 1 hour and 45 minutes Genre: Comedy and Horror Director: Mel Brooks Writer: Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks Actors: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars and Madeline Kahn Budget: $2,800,000 Box Office: $86,278,189 Positives: Jokes with the main characters are funny, yet the performances were helpful throughout the movie Intriguing adaptation towards the original film Impressive fonts, camera/shot choices and everything

Rated R Runtime: 1 hour and 57 minutes Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Mystery and Thriller Director: Michael Showalter Writer: Nick Antosca Actors: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Brady Wagner Budget: $40,000,000 Box Office: $4,500,000 Positives: Decent acting Some likable characters and actual development Interesting story logic Unique locations and places Negatives: So boring to watch Unexpected plot points The script needs a

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours and 9 minutes Genre: Comedy and Drama Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actors: Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg and Jesse Plemons Budget: $125,000,000 - $180,000,000 Box Office: $15,000,000 - $18,000,000 Positives: The humor got me there and it was fun The performances like Tom Cruise is like the star of the movie, same thing with John Goodman, Jesse Plemons and Riz Ahmed Decent camera shots, editing a

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours and 36 minutes Genre: Adventure and Western Director and Writer: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter Budget: $135,000,000 Box Office: $533,574,355 Positives: Very good establishing shots Intriguing camera movements with shaking and tracking Tranquility and calm moments that were nice Power sound effects Smooth soundtrack Depth themes about death, revenge, man vs. nature and vengea

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours Genre: Comedy and Drama Director and Writer: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actors: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts Budget: $18,000,000 Box Office: $103,215,094 Positives: Actors emotional core of the film works Very good chemistry Impressive visuals and special effects Unique color correction Relaxing climax Negatives: Tone quality seems to be pretentious at times Some in

Rated R Runtime: 1 hour and 57 minutes Genre: Crime, Drama and Thriller Director: Lance Oppenheim Writer: Ajon Singh Actors: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo and Phoebe Bridgers Box Office: $19,197,764 Positives: Excellent cinematography Intriguing colors Impressive camera movements Very likable fonts Love the shot choices including closeups and tracking Not bad performances Interesting moral and ethical code of this story Negatives: A little too lo

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours and 9 minutes Genre: Drama, Thriller and Crime Director: Brian De Palma Writer: David Lamet Actors: Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery Budget: $25,000,000 Box Office: $76,272,360 Positives: Intriguing composition soundtrack Likable characters Sean Connery, Robert De Niro and Andy Garcia actor choices Smart dialogue and story logic Action scenes are entertaining Unique slow motion with the

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours and 9 minutes Genre: Drama, Thriller and Crime Director: Sidney Lumet Writer: Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler Actors: Al Pacino Budget: $6,500,000 Box Office: $28,204,297 Positives: Excellent performance Terrific structural editing in order Crispy sound design End credits music is perfect Negatives: Hard to see when it is dark outside Too many plot lines with everything going on and completely forgettable Lip sync issues Overall Verdict:

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller and Crime Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Roman Polanski and Robert Towne Actors: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young and John Huston Budget: $6,000,000 Box Office: $29,206,388 Positives: Exceptional screenplay Good performances Cool and unique world build up Brilliant music score Great mystery clues Impressive sound effects Negatives: Not expecting the g

Rated R Runtime: 2 hours and 5 minutes Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller and Crime Director: John Schlesinger Writer: William Goldman Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller Budget: $6,500,000 Box Office: $28,204,297 Positives: Some moments with shooting are fine One or two performances are not bad A few locations are interesting Chase and thrilling scenes are good Negatives: Characters have questionable motivatio

Rated PG Runtime: 1 hours and 42 minutes Genre: Family and Kids, Sports and Comedy Director: Frederik Du Chau Writer: David Schmidt Actors: Frankie Muniz, Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere, M. Emmet Walsh, Wendie Malick, Mandy Moore, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy, Joshua Jackson, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg Budget: $30,000,000 Box Office: $90,754,475