Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Home away from home for British Navy Capt. Jack Aubrey and the 196 men in his command is no Hyatt …

We see a man and a woman in black leather carrying motorcycle helmets.
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Locked Down

Most families will probably want to avoid watching Locked Down: It could add to the insanity we’re already feeling.

A driver in a car talks to two people in the back seat.
Crime, Drama
The White Tiger

This film pointedly justifies any dishonest or bloody act that might lead to breaking free from an oppressive way of …

A man embraces a woman who stares upward sadly.
Drama
Our Friend

Our Friend is hard to watch. It deals with aspects of a dying woman’s cancer with painful candor.

A man and woman in 1939 look at an archeological dig site in Great Britain.
Biography/History, Drama
The Dig

The Dig has a few more controversies buried within than who discovered the treasure at the center of the story.

A boy with a smartphone looks scared as he walks.
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Come Play

This movie suggests that our screens may be the windows and doors to our darkest nightmares and consuming fears.

A woman walks away from a construction project with her daughter on her back and other volunteers walking behind her.
Drama
Herself

No matter how hard your circumstances, there is hope to be found in unlikely places and amongst unlikely people.

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.