Drama, Thriller
Deadly Illusions

An inescapably trashy movie, with no greater goal than to shock and titillate and further define the word salacious.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Savages

This movie’s title is telling: The bad guys are savage. The good guys are savage. But the most brutal, horrific, …

Close up of singer Billie Holiday surrounded by press.
Biography/History, Drama, Music
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

This biographical story pulls no punches as it depicts the racism, drug use, sexual abuse and violence Billie Holiday experienced.

A solider sits and talks on the phone.
Crime, Drama
Cherry

Whatever purpose it has, and however well it might be crafted, Cherry makes for a miserable viewing experience.

A man and a woman sit in an office.
Drama, Thriller
Crisis

If you tossed aside all of this movie’s f-words, Crisis’ cautionary message could have cruised into PG-13 territory.

We see at man at an easel painting.
Biography/History, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Last Vermeer

The movie’s version of Han van Meegeren seems to like to shock people. And, years after his own death, he …

An FBI agent looks at a huge roll of cash.
Biography/History, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Silk Road

With f-words hitting triple digits, the brutal, incessant vulgarity here is the real deal-killer along the Silk Road.

Two men walk in the woods.
Drama
Supernova

Supernova has many a problem, but its core strength is that it poignantly tells us something we already know: It’s …

Still image of a black man speaking in the movie "Judas and the Black Messiah."
Biography/History, Drama
Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah is, on one level, a historical drama. On another, it’s a movie very much of …

We see actress Zendaya's face in a still from the movie Malcolm & Marie.
Drama, Romance
Malcolm & Marie

Malcolm and Marie, the people, have their issues. And so does Malcolm & Marie, the film.

A man and a woman look at something she's pointing at.
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Bliss

This film seems uncertain whether it most wants to give us a trippy fantasy or a gritty, hard morality tale.

Two men with guns drawn walk through a dark, cold outside area.
Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Below Zero

Below Zero is a tense, bloody and wildly profane thriller that will undoubtedly keep many viewers on the edge of …

A man and a boy eat at a diner.
Drama
Palmer

If Palmer could’ve kept its nose cleaner, it this would’ve been a harder movie to review. As it is, we …

A police officer and a detective stand near a building and a crime scene.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Little Things

The Little Things needed to pay better attention to some big things.

A group of four men in the city walk toward the camera.
Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama
Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City asks but doesn’t fully answer difficult questions about the relationship between poverty and crime.