slave - Emancipation
Action/Adventure, Biography/History, Thriller, War
Emancipation

Will Smith stars in this harrowing story, based on true events, of a slave traversing Louisiana’s swamps to claim his …

girl breaking 4th wall - Darby and the Dead
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Darby and the Dead

You don’t need Darby and the Dead to talk to your kids about their possible fixation with social media and …

The Woman King 2022
Action/Adventure, Drama
The Woman King

The Woman King offers an inspiring—if not necessarily historically accurate—take on a fierce group of female African warriors.

woman swimming - Nanny
Drama, Horror
Nanny

Nanny, while restrained by R-rated horror standards, certainly subjects viewers to blood and skin, sex and spirituality.

People singing and dancing - Spirited 2022
Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Spirited

Apple TV+’s Spirited comes with some coals in its figgy pudding. But this Christmas musical is also surprisingly sweet, too.

3 people in custody - The People We Hate at the Wedding
Comedy
The People We Hate at the Wedding

Sometimes a movie is as awful as the people it makes fun of. This is one of those movies.

Thirteen Lives 2022
Drama
Thirteen Lives

Plucked straight from the headlines, this story comes with grit, heart … and more swearing than we’d like.

Till 2022
Biography/History, Drama
Till

Till, based on the death of a 14-year-old boy and what his mother did about it, isn’t the easiest movie …

Smile 2022
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Smile

As a horror movie, Smile knows how to scare. But its underlying narrative unleashes a nasty, nihilistic message upon viewers, …

A woman and two men stand as one explains something dubious.
Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller
Amsterdam

Part screwball comedy, part murder mystery, part political thriller, part social commentary, Amsterdam never locks onto one bullseye.

Selena Gomez riding in a car - Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Biography/History, Documentary, Music
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Selena Gomez’ revealing documentary expresses that what matters in life isn’t fame or fortune; it’s genuine relationships.

3000 Years of Longing 2022
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Three Thousand Years of Longing

This interesting fairy tale makes us long for a less problematic movie.

Woman in St. Charles t-shirt - Causeway
Drama
Causeway

Causeway tackles serious issues with serious thought. But it wasn’t nearly so thoughtful of some of its viewers.

two demons in suits - wendell & wild
Animation, Comedy
Wendell & Wild

Wendell & Wild is meant to be funny and silly. Instead, it’s a little disturbing and deeply problematic.

We see the hopeless, muddied face of a German soldier in WWI.
Biography/History, Drama, War
All Quiet on the Western Front

Bleak, brutal and haunting, All Quiet on the Western Front takes you to the trenches, sinking you ankle-deep into its …