Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Equalizer 2

The movie’s well-meaning messages are undercut, sometimes literally, at every turn.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Unfriended: Dark Web

Dark Web delivers a deeply creepy cautionary warning—albeit in the trappings of a relatively restrained R-rated horror movie.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Skyscraper

Skyscraper is a CGI-infused hodgepodge of derivative bits culled from more memorable disaster thrillers.

Comedy, Drama
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot is filled with pain and anguish, contrasted with bright moments of hope.

Comedy, Drama
Eighth Grade

All the awkwardness of early adolescence is here. Yet, it left me wondering why so much of it had to …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ant-Man and the Wasp

The one real, uh, wasp in the ointment in Disney/Marvel’s latest effort is this pic’s rough language quotient.

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The First Purge

I kinda hope this movie itself is purged from theaters, and quickly.

Comedy
Uncle Drew

Is Uncle Drew’s water bottle half full or half empty? I think the best answer is yes.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, War
Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Day of the Soldado is propelled by jarring, violently graphic imagery that seems designed solely to shock.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

It’s easy to wonder if this long-toothed, munch-a-man moviemaking template has been dug up too many times.

Comedy
TAG

Nearly two hours of f-bomb-riddled, joint-puffing, onscreen nonsense.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Hotel Artemis

While the characters have more meat to them than you might expect, their own flesh is all-too-frequently pierced

Drama, Horror
Hereditary

This is a movie that’s definitely of two minds, both ugly and corrosive.

Comedy, Drama
Ocean’s Eight

Ocean’s Eight gathers the usual shady content suspects—such as foul lingo, illicit larceny, boozy tippling and light sensuality.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Upgrade

Upgrade leads viewers to some very nasty places itself as it bloodily rams home its legitimate cautionary message.