Horror, Thriller
Send Help

In Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’, blood and gore pass for humor in what is essentially a drawn-out, gory revenge fantasy.

Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Silent Night, Deadly Night

‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ is the adult equivalent of paying a kid to eat a worm. It’s gross, pointless and …

Horror
Return to Silent Hill

Director Christophe Gans returns to put the ‘Silent Hill 2 ‘video game up on the big screen. It’s a bloody …

Biography/History, Drama
Blue Moon

‘Blue Moon’ is witty and well-acted, but it’s also blue in a number of difficult ways.

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Skipping ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ even if it means leaving the franchise behind, just might be the best …

the testament of ann lee
Biography/History, Drama, Musical
The Testament of Ann Lee

‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ shines a spotlight on the quasi-Christian Shakers. But content concerns, including heresy, ruin the movie’s …

Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Rip

Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ spends most of its dialogue on crudities while its characters navigate a police-centric money-based mystery.

dead man's wire
Drama, Thriller
Dead Man’s Wire

‘Dead Man’s Wire’ is indeed a well-made movie—as tightly wound as a wire itself. But this movie, too, is tethered …

Horror
Primate

‘Primate’ clocks in with an under-90-minute runtime. But that feels about 75 minutes longer than this movie deserves.

Drama, Horror
The Plague

‘The Plague’ is more than just the film’s name. It describes how perhaps we should treat this film itself: Avoid …

Drama, Horror
We Bury the Dead

‘We Bury the Dead’ is a bloody zombie pic with a thoughtful side. But the movie is still a foul …

Drama
Sentimental Value

‘Sentimental Value’ may be mostly in Norwegian, but it still speaks powerfully about some difficult issues. Alas, what it says …

Comedy, Drama
Is This Thing On?

‘Is This Thing On?’ has some unexpectedly resonant thoughts on marriage but also pervasive profanity and plenty of sexually charged …

Comedy, Drama, Sports
Marty Supreme

A24’s ‘Marty Supreme’ is the bloodiest, foulest, most obscene movie about table tennis that you’ll ever see.

the housemaid
Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Housemaid

‘The Housemaid’ is clever, forgettable and quite problematic in a great many ways.