Synopsis: From humble origins as a London fringe theater play to its meteoric rise, fall and resurrection as the biggest cult film of all time, this… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Linus O'Brien, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Critics Consensus: Impeccably scripted, beautifully directed, and filled with fine performances, The Social Network is a riveting, ambitious example of modern filmmaking at its finest.

Synopsis: In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer genius Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer

Directed By: David Fincher, Kevin Spacey

Critics Consensus: An infectiously fun blend of special effects and comedy, with Bill Murray’s hilarious deadpan performance leading a cast of great comic turns.

Synopsis: After the members of a team of scientists (Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver

Directed By: Ivan Reitman, Bernie Brillstein

Critics Consensus: Buoyed by Robert Wise’s dazzling direction, Leonard Bernstein’s score, and Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics, West Side Story remains perhaps the most iconic of all the Shakespeare adaptations to visit the big screen.

Synopsis: A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris

Directed By: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise

Critics Consensus: Smart, smoothly directed, and enriched with a deeper exploration of the franchise’s thought-provoking themes, Catching Fire proves a thoroughly compelling second installment in the Hunger Games series.

Synopsis: After arriving safely home from their unprecedented victory in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) discover that… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Directed By: Francis Lawrence, Suzanne Collins, Louise Rosner, Joseph Drake

Critics Consensus: Don’t Breathe smartly twists its sturdy premise to offer a satisfyingly tense, chilling addition to the home invasion genre that’s all the more effective for its simplicity.

Synopsis: Rocky (Jane Levy), Alex and Money are three Detroit thieves who get their kicks by breaking into the houses of wealthy people. Money gets word… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Stephen Lang

Directed By: Fede Alvarez, Nathan Kahane, Joseph Drake, Erin Westerman

Critics Consensus: Kill Bill is admittedly little more than a stylish revenge thriller — albeit one that benefits from a wildly inventive surfeit of style.

Synopsis: A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen

Directed By: Quentin Tarantino, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Erica Steinberg

Critics Consensus: Thrilling and superbly acted, The Hunger Games captures the dramatic violence, raw emotion, and ambitious scope of its source novel.

Synopsis: In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Directed By: Gary Ross, Robin Bissell, Suzanne Collins, Louise Rosner

Critics Consensus: Kill Bill: Volume 2 adds extra plot and dialogue to the action-heavy exploits of its predecessor, while still managing to deliver a suitably hard-hitting sequel.

Synopsis: The Bride (Uma Thurman) picks up where she left off in volume one with her quest to finish the hit list she has composed of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah

Directed By: Quentin Tarantino, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Erica Steinberg

Critics Consensus: Though it’s light on character development and cultural empathy, Black Hawk Down is a visceral, pulse-pounding portrait of war, elevated by Ridley Scott’s superb technical skill.

Synopsis: In 1993, the U.S. sends special forces into Somalia to destabilize the government and bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population. Using Black… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana

Directed By: Ridley Scott, Branko Lustig, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson

Critics Consensus: Ghostbusters does an impressive job of standing on its own as a freewheeling, marvelously cast supernatural comedy — even if it can’t help but pale somewhat in comparison with the classic original.

Synopsis: Paranormal researcher Abby Yates and physicist Erin Gilbert are trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. When strange apparitions appear in Manhattan, Gilbert… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon

Directed By: Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Pollock

Critics Consensus: Intoxicating with its maxxximal style, MaXXXine is an uneven but vibrant pastiche that drives a stiletto through Hollywood’s heart.

Synopsis: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan

Directed By: Ti West, Timo Argillander, Andrea Scarso, Len Blavatnik

Critics Consensus: It may not have been necessary to remake the 1985 cult classic, but the new Fright Night benefits from terrific performances by Colin Farrell and David Tennant — and it’s smart, funny, and stylishly gory to boot.

Synopsis: Charley (Anton Yelchin) is a high-school senior who’s in with the “in” crowd and dating Amy (Imogen Poots), the most sought-after gal on campus. But… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Directed By: Craig Gillespie, Ray Angelic, Josh Bratman, Michael J. Gaeta

Critics Consensus: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 sets up the franchise finale with a penultimate chapter loaded with solid performances and smart political subtext, though it comes up short on the action front.

Synopsis: Following her rescue from the devastating Quarter Quell, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) awakes in the complex beneath the supposedly destroyed District 13. Her home, District 12,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Directed By: Francis Lawrence, Suzanne Collins, Joseph Drake, Allison Shearmur

Critics Consensus: With the unflinchingly grim Mockingjay Part 2, The Hunger Games comes to an exciting, poignant, and overall satisfying conclusion.

Synopsis: Realizing the stakes are no longer just for survival, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) teams up with her closest friends, including Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), Gale (Liam… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Directed By: Francis Lawrence, Suzanne Collins, Jan Foster, Joseph Drake

Critics Consensus: An outstanding cast and exciting story help make The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes a worthy return to Panem in spite of a rushed and somewhat frustrating ending.

Synopsis: Experience the story of THE HUNGER GAMES — 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman

Directed By: Francis Lawrence, Suzanne Collins, Tim Palen, Jim Miller

Critics Consensus: Con Air won’t win any awards for believability – and all involved seem cheerfully aware of it, making some of this blockbuster action outing’s biggest flaws fairly easy to forgive.

Synopsis: Just-paroled army ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is headed back to his wife (Monica Potter), but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi

Directed By: Simon West, Lynn Kouf, Peter Bogart, Jonathan Hensleigh

Critics Consensus: While it’s nowhere near as thrilling as turtle tipping your way to 128 lives, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a colorful — albeit thinly plotted — animated adventure that has about as many Nintendos as Nintendon’ts.

Synopsis: Mario and Luigi go on a whirlwind adventure through Mushroom Kingdom, uniting with a cast of familiar characters to defeat Bowser.

Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black

Directed By: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic

Critics Consensus: This itsy bitsy horror film creeps and crawls.

Synopsis: Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall — a tapping that his parents insist is all in… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, Antony Starr

Directed By: Samuel Bodin, Josh Fagen, Jonathan McCoy, Christopher Woodrow

Critics Consensus: Thanks to the cast, Ghostbusters 2 is reasonably amusing, but it lacks the charm, wit, and energy of its predecessor.

Synopsis: After saving New York City from a ghost attack, the Ghostbusters — a team of spirit exterminators — is disbanded for demolishing parts of the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis

Directed By: Ivan Reitman, Bernie Brillstein, Michael C. Gross, Joe Medjuck

Critics Consensus: An affectionate callback to classic horror comedies of the ’80s, Lisa Frankenstein can be fun in its own right despite not quite measuring up to the movies it imitates.

Synopsis: A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Carla Gugino, Liza Soberano

Directed By: Zelda Williams, Jeffrey Lampert

Critics Consensus: The Last Voyage of the Demeter finds a fresh angle on Dracula’s oft-told tale, although lackluster execution often undercuts the story’s claustrophobic tension.

Synopsis: Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian

Directed By: André Øvredal, Matthew Hirsch, Chris Bender, Jeb Brody

Critics Consensus: The cliched characters and obvious outcome make all the fun and excitement amount to nothing.

Synopsis: It’s late in the season; the playoffs are fast approaching; and the Washington Sentinels have just gone on strike. Scrambling for a solution, the Sentinels’… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Orlando Jones, Jon Favreau

Directed By: Howard Deutch, Jeffrey Chernov, Steven Reuther, Erwin Stoff

Critics Consensus: Loaded with Easter eggs, Five Nights at Freddy’s may be fun to watch for fans of the game, but most viewers of any other persuasion will find this adaptation muddled and decidedly unscary.

Synopsis: The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Kat Conner Sterling, Piper Rubio

Directed By: Emma Tammi, Beatriz Sequeira, Russell Binder, Marc Mostman

Critics Consensus: Rob Zombie doesn’t bring many new ideas to the table in Halloween, making it another bloody disappointment for fans of the franchise.

Synopsis: Nearly two decades after being committed to a mental institution for killing his stepfather and older sister, Michael Myers breaks out, intent on returning to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Danny Trejo

Directed By: Rob Zombie, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Matthew Stein

Critics Consensus: Even though Oscar-bearers Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duval came aboard for this project, the quality of Gone in 60 Seconds is disappointingly low. The plot line is nonsensical, and even the promised car-chase scenes are boring.

Synopsis: Randall “Memphis” Raines long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after an ominous visit from an old friend, he finds he has no choice… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Delroy Lindo

Directed By: Dominic Sena, Denice Shakarian Halicki, Jonathan Hensleigh, Chad Oman

Critics Consensus: Zombie shows flashes of vision in the follow-up to his Halloween reboot, but they’re smothered by mountains of gore and hackneyed, brutal violence.

Synopsis: A year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane), Laurie Strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brad Dourif

Directed By: Rob Zombie, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Matthew Stein

Critics Consensus: The Exorcist: Believer earns points for trying to take the franchise back to its terrifying roots, but a lack of new ideas — and scares — make this an inauspicious start to a planned new trilogy.

Synopsis: Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Tony winner and Oscar® nominee Leslie Odom, Jr.; One… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leslie Odom Jr., Ellen Burstyn, Ann Dowd, Lidya Jewett

Directed By: David Gordon Green, David Gordon Green, Couper Samuelson, Danny McBride

Critics Consensus: As an ugly and cynical attempt to rebrand Leatherface as horror anti-hero, Texas Chainsaw 3D is a bold move for the franchise.

Synopsis: Decades ago, residents of Newt, Texas, long suspected that the Sawyer family was responsible for the disappearances of many people. When their suspicions finally were… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Bill Moseley, Marilyn Burns

Directed By: John Luessenhop, Avi Lerner, Mark Burg, Michael Paseornek

Critics Consensus: The Next Generation has the fortune of starring early-career Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger, but it services neither headliner well in a convoluted and cheap-looking slasher that doesn’t live up to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre legacy.

Synopsis: After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tony Perenski

Directed By: Kim Henkel