Horror
Rings

Rings, the latest Americanized and cannibalized sequel to 1998’s original Japanese horror flick Ringu, is the equivalent of a fever …

Action/Adventure, Horror
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

If you’re looking for character development or compelling acting or anything other than a cinematic bucket of zombie chum chucked …

Drama
Live by Night

For 98% of this movie, Ben Affleck’s character is a heartless, selfish monster. The fact that he’s slightly less monstrous …

Drama
Patriots Day

To realistically convey their vision of this tragedy, the filmmakers show us vivid, gaping wounds and dismembered limbs. And they …

Drama, Horror
The Bye Bye Man

The Bye Bye Man is a dumb depository of derivative death-dealing that anyone who’s ever watched a movie of this …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Underworld: Blood Wars

“I have seen so much killing, so much war. I cannot bear more.” So says the heroine Selene near the …

Comedy
Why Him?

Why Him? This zany, raunchy movie asks. When I left the movie, it had me asking another question: Why me?

Comedy
Office Christmas Party

Office Christmas Party is, quite simply, yet another entry in a long line of sleaze-in-your-stocking holiday forgettables.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals is a devastating movie about sin and retribution. It’s as searing as a thunderbolt, as poisonous as the …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, War
Allied

Allied is several things all at once: a racy, violent spy romance. A war movie. And an ethical brain twister.

Comedy
Bad Santa 2

The fact is, Bad Santa 2 is truly one of the most repulsive and intellectually detestable movies ever put on …

Drama, Sports
Bleed for This

Bleed for This is filled with brutal blows, bare bodies and occasional blasphemy. It asks us to look at Vinny …

Drama
Moonlight

Moonlight, as mesmerizing as the movie is, isn’t just filled with problematic content: It gives us a message counter to …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Girl on the Train

While the movie leads us through its mystery via a trailing of crumbs, its problematic content comes at us in …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Disappointments Room

This movie’s title is fitting: It’s a disappointment all the way ’round.