Comedy, Drama
The Beach Bum

Out of all the movies I’ve reviewed, this one is at the top of the cautionary charts.

Drama
Unplanned

Through the eyes of one woman who once believed she was doing good, we see the horror of abortion for …

Drama
The Highwaymen

Cinematic contemplations here give viewers something to chew on. But it’s not always a pleasant mouthful.

Drama
Gloria Bell

Gloria Bell’s well-acted intimacies are uncomfortable and disturbing as well.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Hummingbird Project

This coarse morality tale encourages viewers to recognize the futility of lives driven totally by materialism.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai shows us the terror we find in terrorism.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Us

Jordan Peele knows how to draw a good story, no question. But when he colors it in, it’s always dripping …

Action/Adventure
Triple Threat

This pic is really all about well-choreographed poundings and excruciating beatdowns.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Captive State

This movie probably looked smarter on paper.

Drama, Romance
Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart is both beautiful and hopeful, problematic and tragic—especially for younger viewers.

Drama, Romance, War
The Aftermath

As the broken characters in The Aftermath well know, what’s seen cannot be unseen, what’s done cannot be undone.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel suffers from its hero being too big and the film being too little.

Comedy
A Madea Family Funeral

This feels like the most crass Madea movie of them all.

Drama, Horror
Greta

This film is so obviously telegraphed, so vacuous and unpleasant that it hardly merits being considered by any discerning moviegoer.

Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Happy Death Day 2U

The pic’s sarcastic treatment of suicide, paired with its misogynistic deadliness, makes it even more disquieting than the original.