One Night in Miami is the directorial debut of actress Regina King, and there’s already some awards buzz surrounding it. The film imagines what it would be like if Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown all met up in a hotel in 1964. It’s an interesting premise, and King has fun with it, but she uses it to discuss more somber issues surrounding the Black American community as well. Since it’s based on a stage play, One Night in Miami is dialogue-heavy, but it’s also an insightful glimpse at four American icons. Genre: Drama Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge Director: Regina King Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 54 minutes Genre: Drama Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci Director: Darius Marder Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes Genre: Romance, Drama Starring: Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria Director: Eugene Ashe Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 54 minutes Sacha Baron Cohen is back with another satirical look at American culture in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Fourteen years after his last trip to the U.S., Kazakh television journalist Borat returns with his teenage daughter in tow. Cohen’s antics are as outrageous as ever, even if they’re harder to pull off now that Borat is a recognizable character, and include encounters with an Instagram influencer, a Christian pregnancy counselor, and Rudy Guiliani. The film is funny, gross, juvenile, and pointedly relevant. Genre: Comedy Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Nicoleta Ciobanu Director: Jason Woliner Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes Genre: Comedy, Action Starring: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail Director: Joe Cornish Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 28 minutes Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear Director: James L. Brooks Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 19 minutes Genre: Fantasy Starring: Kathryn Newton, Josh Hamilton, Kyle Allen Director: Ian Samuels Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes Genre: Action, Adventure Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey Director: Jeff Fowler Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 39 minutes Genre: Drama Starring: Clare Dunne, Molly McCann, Ruby Rose O’Hara Director: Phyllida Lloyd Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes Genre: Drama, Comedy Starring: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney Director: Peter Weir Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes Genre: Crime, Drama Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Arinzé Kene Director: Julia Hart Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours Genre: Drama Starring: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi Director: Alan Ball Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes Genre: Action Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang Director: Ang Lee Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours Genre: Mystery Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas Director: Rian Johnson Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes Genre: Musical Starring: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford Director: William Wyler Rating: G Runtime: 2 hours, 31 minutes Genre: Horror Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe Director: Robert Eggers Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes Genre: Horror Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison Director: Drew Goddard Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes A group of typical teens including Dana (Kristen Connolly), Curt (Chris Hemsworth), and Jules (Anna Hutchison) head off to a remote cabin for the weekend and end up unleashing an army of the undead. But the way they do it—and the unexpected twists and turns the plot takes along the way—is like taking a college course in horror film tropes. And the film’s final act sets a new standard for upending your expectations. Moreover, this is an excellent movie not just for die-hard horror fans who want to see the genre turned inside-out; the comedy makes it thoroughly entertaining for horror newbies, too. Genre: Biography, Music, Drama Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden Director: Dexter Fletcher Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 1 minute Yes, it’s a bit of a paint-by-the-numbers biopic, but unlike Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie Mercury’s recent biography, this look at the life of Elton John has the advantage of being more or less accurate. Along the way, you get all the great music, the ups and downs of his life and musical career, and get to meet the most important people in his life, including manager John Reid (Richard Madden) and partner Bernie Taupin (Jamie Bell). And for fans, that’s more than enough.
