lucky strike
Drama, War
Lucky Strike

‘Lucky Strike’ gives us an old-fashioned wartime hero. But the movie’s content concerns are quite contemporary.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity

Like many anime series that have released episodes in theaters, “BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity” contains plenty of …

Comedy, Romance
Voicemails for Isabelle

Netflix’s ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ is often sweet, sometimes funny and, all too often, problematic as well.

Drama
Couture

‘Couture’ looks into the difficulties behind those working within the fashion industry, but nudity and crude language sully any beauty …

in the hand of dante
Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
In the Hand of Dante

Netflix’s ‘In the Hand of Dante’ feels like a pretentious, smirkingly shocking, absolutely vacuous puddle of goo.

Comedy, Drama, Music
Power Ballad

Paul Rudd plays a wedding band singer longing for better days. But though ‘Power Ballad’ strums a few nice chords, …

Documentary, Music
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour Live in 3D

James Cameron and Billie Eilish turn Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ tour into a 3D experience for moviegoers who …

Drama
Color Book

‘Color Book’ has some quiet and wonderful moments in its black-and-white palette. Too bad there are some off-color language bits, …

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Death of Robin Hood

Filled with visceral violence and some sexual moments, ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ turns out to be a gest that …

Action/Adventure, Thriller
Deep Water

‘Deep Water’ is essentially two disaster movies rolled up in one. Squinting heroism and bloody carnage abound.

pressure
Biography/History, Drama, War
Pressure

‘Pressure’ takes us into a little-known wrinkle in perhaps history’s most documented war, and it does so with fewer content …

disclosure day
Action/Adventure, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Disclosure Day

‘Disclosure Day’ is at times entertaining, but spiritual spaciness and a lack of intrigue sap this summer blockbuster of its …

jinsei
Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jinsei

Director Ryuya Suzuki’s ‘Jinsei’ is unexpected, poignant and flat-out strange. It’s also besotted with problems that get more intense as …

mortal kombat ii
Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Mortal Kombat II (2026)

‘Mortal Kombat II’ is a faithful adaptation of its video game source material—which means lots of blood-soaked butchery.

michael
Biography/History, Drama, Music
Michael

‘Michael’ covers Michael Jackson’s rise to superstardom with much more style than substance—and a few content issues, too.