1. John Wick: Chapter 4
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chad Stahelski
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson
Plot: John Wick has one, final chance at earning true freedom: take down The High Table. He has a chance but before he can act, a new enemy with powerful allies across the globe plots to take him out and even old friends become enemies in the fight.
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Gunn
Actors: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Will Poulter, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan
Plot: The Guardians have faces many trials, but the loss of Gamora still affects them all - and the alternate replacement can't heal the scars left behind. But a new threat emerges in the form of The High Evolutionary - who seeks his own perfect world no matter the cost - and who has a connection of Rocket's past. They also must contend with The Sovereign, whose artificial being, Adam Warlock, has finally been released. Between the two, the Guardians may finally find themselves going their separate ways - provided they can survive.
3. Fast X
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Louis Leterrier
Actors: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel
Plot: Dante, son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes, targets Dominic Toretto and his family in order to exact a long-simmering revenge and with seemingly no limit to his power and reach, the group will have to come together like never before not just to survive - but to keep their family intact.
4. Creed III
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael B. Jordan
Actors: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Selenis Leyva, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew
Plot: Adonis Creed finally have the life he wants, both in fame and family but his life is about to be upended when childhood friend and boxing prodigy Damian Anderson is released from prison. At first seeking help, it soon becomes apparent Anderson holds a long-time grudge against Creed and he goes from friend to opponent which can only be settled in the ring.
5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Actors: Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie, Elle Graham, Ethan McDowell
Plot: Based on the best-selling novel from Judy Blume, the film follows Margaret Simon as her family moves from the city to the suburbs and must navigate the rough waters of adolescence and contend with conflicting emotions with new friends and her family.
6. Scream VI
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Actors: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere
Plot: After surviving the most recent Ghostface killings in Woodsboro, the remaining group packs up for New York only to learn that putting the past behind them will not be so easy as a new wave of killings begins.
7. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Actors: Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith
Plot: A group of thieves take on a job to steal an incredibly powerful artifact and realize too late they have unleashed a great evil upon the world. Seeking to right their wrong, they recruit their own team of would-be heroes and won't stop no matter what manner of creatures, magic or army may stand in their way.
8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Actors: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen
Plot: Brothers Mario and Luigi, a pair of Brooklyn plumbers, find themselves whisked away to the Mushroom Kingdom where Mario joins forces with a feisty Princess Peach and the intrepid Toad in order to rescue Luigi from the clutches of the maniacal Bowser - a fire-breathing monster intent on making the Mushroom Kingdom his next conquest.
9. AIr
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Affleck
Actors: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker
Plot: A struggling shoe company, Nike, needs something big to help them compete with the major players in the market. Sonny Vaccaro bets big on an up-and-coming rookie - and his decision will launch the company into the stratosphere with the debut of the Air Jordon.
10. Evil Dead Rise
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lee Cronin
Actors: Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Morgan Davies, Jayden Daniels, Nell Fisher, Gabrielle Echols
Plot: Two estranged sisters have their reunion abruptly interrupted by a fight for survival after unleashing the power of the Necronomicon - and inviting in the mother of all demons.
