The MPAA has issued quite a few ratings this week for some notable films, offering a tease of what to expect content-wise from some of the most anticipated movies of the year. First up there’sAvengers: Infinity War, the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far. The star-studded sequel has been rated PG-13, which is no surprise, but the reason stated is “intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.” Three guesses as to who’s to blame for those “crude references.”Infinity Waropens on April 27th.
Then there’s filmmakerJ.A. Bayona’s sequelJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which has been teased as a darker and scarier film than itsColin Trevorrow-helmed predecessor.Jurassic World 2has been rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril.” A bit vague, but the intense part is intriguing.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomopens on June 22nd.
If I’m being honest the rating I’m most interested in is forUnder the Silver Lake, the new film fromIt FollowsdirectorDavid Robert Mitchell. We gota debut trailerfor theAndrew Garfield-fronted crime thriller a few weeks ago and the film looks pretty insane—like ifDavid LynchdirectedInherent Vice. The A24 film has been rated R for “strong sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, language throughout and some drug use.” That is a Hard R through and through, and I can’t wait to see what kind of craziness Mitchell has put together.Under the Silver Lakealso opens on June 22nd.
There’s alsoAmerican Animals, an engaging and unique heist thriller starringEvan PetersandBarry Keoghanthat premiered at Sundance earlier this year. TheBart Layton-directed film has been rated R for “language throughout, some drug use and brief crude/sexual material.” I’ve seen the film and it’s a soft R.American Animalsopens on June 1st.
Finally there’s another Sundance movie,Winter’s BonedirectorDebra Granik’s family dramaLeave No TracestarringBen Foster. The film has somewhat surprisingly been rated PG for “thematic material throughout.” It’s an extremely well-crafted story of a father and daughter who have been living off the land in the Pacific Northwest, but who are discovered and forced to re-enter society. The film opens in theaters on June 29th.
