Mank illustrates that it’s not just the superficial content that can make a film problematic. Often, issues are hardboiled into …
While Uncle Frank is more nuanced at times than you might expect, its messaging can still feel pretty heavy-handed, too.
Happiest Season delivers a holiday-themed lesbian romance that predictably appropriates the genre’s formula and feel-good vibe.
Ava is yet another movie about an assassin with a heart. Maybe it’s not a heart of gold, exactly, but …
Much like heavy metal music, Sound of Metal isn’t trying to give us warm, pleasant feelings.
At its most basic level, this film really is about a wedding at Christmas in New York. But don’t let …
This isn’t a movie for kids. But it does remind us that kids need strong hands and kind hearts in …
Sure, it may look cute at first glance. But take a peak under the surface, and you find something dark …
Sometimes in our fearful, sorrowful moments, we make hard-nosed, emotional choices that can cause even more loss.
Antebellum is a disordered, dispiriting and sadistic story that assaults your senses more than it pricks your conscience.
In 2004 a raging tsunami slashed across nine countries killing 230,000 people. The Bennetts were in their resort hotel’s pool …
Tension-filled questions make His House a remarkable, and truly haunting, ghost story—one that winds up in a strangely affirming place.
It’s almost as if this film’s the creators were trying to prove that Holidate isn’t a romcom by making it …
The Witches’ twisted blend of pagan spirituality and its creepy premise make this a movie many families may well avoid.