Summer Movie Scorecard 2016

Critics Consensus: Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party finds Dinesh D'Souza once again preaching to the right-wing choir -- albeit less effectively than ever.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza examines presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.

Starring: Dinesh D'Souza, Jonah Goldberg, Andrea Cohen, Mikaela Krantz

Directed By: Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley

Critics Consensus: The Darkness clumsily relies on an assortment of genre tropes, leaving only the decidedly non-frightening ghost of superior horror films in its wake.

Synopsis: Peter Taylor (Kevin Bacon), his wife Bronny and their two children return to Los Angeles after a fun-filled vacation to the Grand Canyon. Strange events... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, Lucy Fry, David Mazouz

Directed By: Greg McLean

Critics Consensus: Not meow, not ever.

Synopsis: Tom Brand is a billionaire whose workaholic lifestyle takes him away from his loving wife Lara and adorable daughter Rebecca. Needing a present for Rebecca's... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell, Cheryl Hines

Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld

Critics Consensus: Unoriginal and unfunny, Ice Age: Collision Course offers further proof that not even the healthiest box office receipts can keep a franchise from slouching toward creative extinction.

Synopsis: Manny the mammoth starts to worry when his daughter Peaches announces her engagement. Still unlucky in love, Sid the sloth volunteers to plan the couple's... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Adam DeVine

Directed By: Mike Thurmeier

Critics Consensus: With little to recommend beyond a handful of entertaining set pieces, Mechanic: Resurrection suggests this franchise should have remained in its tomb.

Synopsis: Living undercover in Brazil, master assassin Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) springs back into action after an old enemy (Sam Hazeldine) kidnaps the woman (Jessica Alba)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh

Directed By: Dennis Gansel

Critics Consensus: Suicide Squad boasts a talented cast and a little more humor than previous DCEU efforts, but they aren't enough to save the disappointing end result from a muddled plot, thinly written characters, and choppy directing.

Synopsis: Figuring they're all expendable, a U.S. intelligence officer decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated supervillains for a top-secret mission. Now armed with government... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman

Directed By: David Ayer

Critics Consensus: How do you fight an idea? By filming a remake that has too few of its own, and tries to cover it up with choppy editing and CGI.

Synopsis: Judah Ben-Hur loses everything after his adopted brother Messala, now an officer in the Roman army, returns to Jerusalem and accuses the young prince of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro

Directed By: Timur Bekmambetov

Critics Consensus: Warcraft has visual thrills to spare, but they -- and director Duncan Jones' distinctive gifts -- are wasted on a sluggish and derivative adaptation of a bestselling game with little evident cinematic value.

Synopsis: Looking to escape from his dying world, the orc shaman Gul'dan utilizes dark magic to open a portal to the human realm of Azeroth. Supported... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper

Directed By: Duncan Jones

Critics Consensus: Alice Through the Looking Glass is just as visually impressive as its predecessor, but that isn't enough to cover for an underwhelming story that fails to live up to its classic characters.

Synopsis: After slipping through a mirror, Alice (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself back in Underland with the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans

Directed By: James Bobin

Critics Consensus: It's undeniably visually impressive, but like its predecessor, Independence Day: Resurgence lacks enough emotional heft to support its end-of-the-world narrative stakes.

Synopsis: As the Fourth of July nears, satellite engineer David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) investigates a 3,000-mile-wide mother ship that's approaching Earth. Fortunately, 20 years earlier, nations... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe

Directed By: Roland Emmerich

Critics Consensus: Now You See Me 2 packs in even more twists and turns than its predecessor, but in the end, it has even less hiding up its sleeve.

Synopsis: After fleeing from a stage show, the illusionists (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson) known as the Four Horsemen find themselves in more trouble in Macau, China.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco

Directed By: Jon M. Chu

Critics Consensus: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates benefits from the screwball premise and the efforts of a game cast, even if the sporadically hilarious results don't quite live up to either.

Synopsis: Mike and Dave Stangle are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Zac Efron, Adam DeVine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza

Directed By: Jake Szymanski

Critics Consensus: The Legend of Tarzan has more on its mind than many movies starring the classic character, but that isn't enough to make up for its generic plot or sluggish pace.

Synopsis: It's been nearly a decade since Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård), also known as John Clayton III, left Africa to live in Victorian England with his wife... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie

Directed By: David Yates