Drama
Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A. always got right to the point with its music, so I’ll do the same: Simply put, Straight Outta Compton …

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

It feels strangely cynical, and its pseudo aversion to cursing—while welcome—can’t completely ameliorate the moral hole at its core.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Hercules

No matter how you parse these spiritual musings, though, there are plenty of other reasons not to see Hercules.

Comedy, Drama, Musical
Ricki and the Flash

This is a story that, in its own damaged way, is about family, healing and grace. It’s about how the …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Gift

This spine-tingling thriller isn’t fully in horror territory, yet it’s deeply disturbing nonetheless.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

This Mission, should you choose to accept it, can be exciting and fun. But it can be dangerous and perhaps …

Comedy
Vacation

The word letdown isn’t even strong enough to encapsulate the tired, predictable nastiness that ensues in the latest Griswold family …

Drama, Sports
Southpaw

Jab after jab of harsh profanity and bloody boxing imagery mean this movie ultimately takes the same kind of beating …

Drama, Romance
Paper Towns

This flick generally glorifies all the possible train-wreck stuff of high school floundering—from drunken house parties to sneaky sexcapades to …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pixels

Most of the truly creative parts of this cute idea could fit in the space of a trailer … which …

Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Romance
Irrational Man

Mr. Allen’s cinematic efforts aren’t so much irrational as they are incongruous as he deftly uncovers the folly of postmodernism’s …

Comedy
Trainwreck

Trainwreck, at least in terms of content, is just that—a careening, cataclysmic disaster loaded with stuff that no one should …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ant-Man

This twelfth entry in the modern series of Marvel Universe movies feels a bit, uh, smaller (less groundbreaking) than the …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Self/less

Self/less is exactly the movie you might expect, given its rating, its star and its summertime release: a crude, violent, …

Drama, Horror
The Gallows

Let’s be clear: Just because a horror flick is modestly better, content-wise, than its restrictive rating suggests, that doesn’t make …