Drama
Miss Sloane

We’re living in a time of intense cultural and political polarization. Miss Sloane determinedly pitches its compelling (though at times …

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rules Don’t Apply

It’s sad this film about Howard Hughes lacks any sort of real moral underpinning. It seems the makers took its …

Comedy
The Edge of Seventeen

The problem with The Edge of Seventeen is that it packs noxious teen-movie content into its humor and insight.

Drama
Manchester by the Sea

Wonderfully acted and deeply felt, Manchester by the Sea is also a difficult movie in every way.

Drama, War
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

The essence of Ang Lee’s perspective seems to be that war is horrifically complicated. And what it does to those …

Comedy, Drama
Almost Christmas

Despite this dramedy’s tender reflections on grief and its strong emphasis on family and forgiveness, the profanity here feels pretty …

Drama
Shut In

Shut In is a thriller without the thrill, an exercise in jump scenes without the jumps. While it stays within …

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge is riveting cinema. But it’s also bloody—as bloody as we’ve seen on screen for a long, long time.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Everything is much like you’d expect it to be on this ride. The characters. The plot. The peril. The content. …

Comedy, Horror
Boo! A Madea Halloween

Madea represents a kind of no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners justice. She’ll get folks to act “right” even if she has to beat …

Horror
Ouija: Origin of Evil

As this fright flick’s occult mayhem gets predictably unleashed, it quickly falls back on all that evil-spirit-possession, scream-and-die blech that …

Action/Adventure, Comedy
Keeping Up With The Joneses

Some funny flicks weave a little too much yuck in with their yuk-yuk. Before you know it, a guffaw becomes …

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Accountant

The Accountant is violent popcorn fare—an exuberant, illogical action-packed thriller that’s only message is, “Sit down and watch Ben Affleck …

Drama
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation is a powerful, convicting tale. But it’s steeped in horrific displays of violence. And it …

Comedy
Masterminds

By PG-13 standards, Masterminds doesn’t push the envelope to the edge in terms of sexual content, violence or profanity. But, …