2 men in masks in No Sudden Move
Drama
No Sudden Move

While the film can be twisty and satisfying, the lack of any real praise-worthy behavior feels a bit criminal in …

Soldiers in the Tomorrow War
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Tomorrow War

This is a frenetic, bloody mess in some ways. But in that mess, you have moments of moral clarity about …

Two men in interrogation in Infinite
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Infinite

Infinite feels like it’s found a fitting niche: To be seen by a few, unseen by most and quickly forgotten …

Usnavi and other residents of Washington Heights
Drama, Musical
In the Heights

Some of the innuendos and foul language could deter audiences from an otherwise fun musical.

A man in a hat talks furtively to two other people.
Biography/History, Drama, Thriller
The Courier

This dramatic cold-war era spy thriller isn’t always the easiest film to watch.

An animated dog floats on a purple air mattress in a pool.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Dog Gone Trouble

This doggie flick has some sweet lessons to offer on bravery, acceptance and stepping out of one’s comfort zone.

A woman in a white dress stands in front of a tree with many pictures wedged into it.
Drama, Horror
The Unholy

The Unholy, released on Good Friday of 2021, might be one of the year’s most spiritual movies.

A concerned young man and woman walk through a forest.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Chaos Walking

This film feels more brutal, and sounds more profane, than you would expect for a movie intended, essentially, for kids.

Eric Bana as Aaron Falk in The Dry
Drama
The Dry

This tale of bad deeds and corrupt human failings isn’t always an easy one to sit and swelter through.

And older woman and a young man ride in the back of a limo.
Comedy, Drama
French Exit

Based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt, French Exit is a film that wants to be …

Still of Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Monster
Drama
Monster

This is a gritty story that asks big questions about perception, truth and humanity.

An elderly man sits in a chair and talks to his middle-aged daughter.
Drama
The Father

The Father, of course, is a very sad movie, one that mercilessly marches through the realities of fading by inches.

We see four men of Middle Eastern descent standing in front of a house.
Comedy, Drama
Limbo

Limbo is both silly and serious, delightful and, at times, despairing. That’s not an easy mix to get right.

An adult and child astronauts board a spacecraft.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Voyagers

Though Voyagers is free of really explicit content, it’s still chockful of PG-13 levels of violence and suggestive scenes.

A woman (played by actress Robin Wright) sits in front of a log cabin with a thoughtful expression on her face.
Drama
Land

A thoughtful cinematic journey of recovery for some, but a potentially dark road for others.