A morose woman stares blankly.
Crime, Drama
Kajillionaire

Based on the title alone you might think you’re getting an amateur Ocean’s Eleven. But you’re not. Not even close.

A woman screams as she fires a huge gun.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter has just enough gore and brutish fiends to cause a few nightmares in young or sensitive viewers.

Blues legend Ma Rainey performs at a jazz club in 1927.
Biography/History, Drama, Music
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

This is a difficult movie, but not a gratuitous one. It, like the blues, gets down in the muck. But …

A bound man sits in a chair with tape across his mouth.
Drama
Infidel

Infidel reminds us that faith in the face of real-world persecution isn’t always a comfortable thing to watch.

A woman looks out a car window.
Crime, Drama
I’m Your Woman

This R-rated thriller’s gratuitous violence and peppering of foul language will make it a hard pass for many viewers.

We see a man walking on an Hollywood set, the image in black and white.
Biography/History, Comedy, Drama
Mank

Mank illustrates that it’s not just the superficial content that can make a film problematic. Often, issues are hardboiled into …

Two female lovers walk arm in arm.
Comedy, Romance
Happiest Season

Happiest Season delivers a holiday-themed lesbian romance that predictably appropriates the genre’s formula and feel-good vibe.

A man in a camo shirt with short died-white hair looks over his shoulder.
Drama, Music
Sound of Metal

Much like heavy metal music, Sound of Metal isn’t trying to give us warm, pleasant feelings.

A grandmother, played by Glenn Close, stares with a furrowed brow.
Drama
Hillbilly Elegy

Good messages or no, Hillbilly Elegy will make it hard for some to find them.

An older woman walks with a young Black child.
Drama
The Life Ahead

This isn’t a movie for kids. But it does remind us that kids need strong hands and kind hearts in …

Kevin Costner and Diane Lane are pictured as a farming couple talking to each other against the backdrop of clouds and sky.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Let Him Go

Sometimes in our fearful, sorrowful moments, we make hard-nosed, emotional choices that can cause even more loss.

Drama
The Impossible

In 2004 a raging tsunami slashed across nine countries killing 230,000 people. The Bennetts were in their resort hotel’s pool …

An African husband and wife stand at the front door to their home.
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
His House

Tension-filled questions make His House a remarkable, and truly haunting, ghost story—one that winds up in a strangely affirming place.

We see a group picture of well-dressed witches.
Action/Adventure, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Witches

The Witches’ twisted blend of pagan spirituality and its creepy premise make this a movie many families may well avoid.

Bill Murray and Rashida Jones ride in a convertible in On the Rocks.
Comedy, Drama
On the Rocks

For adults navigating their own important, sometimes prickly relationships, On the Rocks is filled with teachable moments.