Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a passable, if still problematic, diversion. But it’s not Camelot. Not even close.

Action/Adventure, Comedy
Snatched

Snatched excels at gross-out humor, anatomical vulgarity and lethal hijinks. Between those gags is a story about a mother and …

Comedy, Drama
The Lovers

No matter what potentially positive marriage messages you mine from this well-acted, R-rated dramedy, other significant issues remain.

Drama, Sports
Chuck

While Chuck’s unlikely moral victory against the great Mohammad Ali might’ve inspired the movie Rocky, this flick is really about …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Whether you saw or avoided the original Guardians, that choice will likely inform what you do with Vol. 2, because …

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Circle

With so much to say, the filmmakers struggled with how to say it, resulting in a confused and rather creepily …

Comedy
How to Be a Latin Lover

Quite frankly, even if you like the idea of giggling at a pot-bellied, over-the-hill gigolo in a speedo, it’ll be …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Free Fire

We find no cheery life lessons in the unremitting violence of Free Fire. No moral core. No heroes to root …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Unforgettable

Do we really need to see a movie about two women locked in mortal combat?

Drama
The Promise

The Promise’s painful portrait of the Armenian genocide isn’t an easy one to watch. But the story it tells is …

Drama, Horror
Phoenix Forgotten

Phoenix Forgotten is not as problematic as many of its horrific peers. But that doesn’t mean it’s worth buying a …

Comedy, Drama
Colossal

Viewers who venture into this entertaining Godzilla-like send-up will also be singed by the pic’s fiery breath.

Drama, War
The Lost City of Z

So what we have here is a meticulously crafted and slow-moving film that captures the life of a man consumed …

Action/Adventure
The Fate of the Furious

If the audience ever slipped into idle for 30 seconds, they’d realize just how physics-defying and ridiculous this frenetic cinematic …

Comedy, Drama
Going in Style

Even if Going In Style is intended to be a whimsical farce, it still plants a troubling seed: that successfully …