Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
starring: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Alexis Bledel, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Justin Long, Norman Reedus, Danny Huston, Jonathan Groff, Johnny Simmons, Stephen Root, Colm Meaney
written by: James Solomon (screenplay/story), Gregory Bernstein (story)
directed by: Robert Redford
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some violent content.
starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Alison Brie, Marley Shelton, Rory Culkin, Mary McDonnell, Adam Brody, Anthony Anderson, Aimee Teegarden, Shenae Grimes, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Nico Tortorella, Erik Knudsen, Marielle Jaffe, Brittany Robertson, Lucy Hale
written by: Kevin Williamson
directed by: Wes Craven
MPAA: Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some teen drinking.
starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, Rasmus Hardiker, Toby Jones
written by: Danny McBride and Ben Best
directed by: David Gordon Green
MPAA: Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity, violence and some drug use.
starring: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, Luis Guzmán, Geraldine James
written by: Peter Baynham (screenplay), Steve Gordon (story)
directed by: Jason Winer
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for alcohol use throughout, sexual content, language and some drug references.
starring: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Judith Godrèche, Jérémie Renier, Karin Viard
adapted and directed by: François Ozon
MPAA: Rated R for some sexuality.
starring: Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Alexander Siddig, Omar Metwally, Yasmine Elmasri, Ruba Blal, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave
written by: Rula Jebreal
directed by: Julian Schnabel
MPAA: Rated PG-13 on appeal for thematic material, and some violent content including a sexual assault.
starring: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Andre Royo, Linda Cardellini
written and directed by: James Gunn
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starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Scott Glenn, Jon Hamm
written by: Zack Snyder & Steve Shibuya
directed by: Zack Snyder
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language.
starring: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins, Imogen Poots, Valentina Cervi
written by: Moira Buffini (screenplay), Charlotte Brontë (novel)
directed by: Cary Fukunaga
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements including a nude image and brief violent content.
starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Blythe Danner, Bill Hader, Joe Lo Truglio, Sigourney Weaver, Jane Lynch, David Koechler, Jesse Plemons, John Carroll Lynch, and the voice of Seth Rogen
directed by: Greg Mottola
written by: Nick Frost and Simon Pegg
MPAA: Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use.