Comedy, Drama, War
Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying is a powerful, emotive film. That said, it’s also an extremely profane one.

Comedy, Drama
Lady Bird

This coming-of-age film drills down into the intimate micro-contradictions of life even as it explodes onscreen with many visually problematic …

Comedy
A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas is at times sweet, often silly, but almost constantly salacious.

Drama
All I See is You

This film is like a cake made entirely of food coloring. It’s bad, plain and simple.

Drama
Breathe

Breathe helps us see that even a severely limited existence is something to be held up as precious.

Comedy, Drama
Suburbicon

The ’50s costumes and scenery look authentic. But then the whole shebang nosedives into something luridly witless, foul and bloody.

Drama, War
Thank You For Your Service

Adam, Solo and Will are more than just statistics. Through story, we see their faces. Feel, in some small way, …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Jigsaw

This reboot offers another excuse for its makers to mangle human flesh in order to reap box office rewards.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Only the Brave

This film’s characters are often heroic. Its language often isn’t.

Drama
Same Kind of Different as Me

This profound story reminds us that no matter how deep the differences that separate us, just a bit of love …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Geostorm

This tale would probably make more sense if you could just turn off the dialogue and watch the splashy images …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Snowman

Though trailers for this film have tried to amp it up as a horror movie, The Snowman isn’t that. Instead, …

Comedy, Horror
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

Boo 2 leaves me feeling just like I do after eating too much Halloween candy: a little sick.

Drama
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Comic book glances are only used to undergird the real focus here: the contorted sexual relationship and societal struggles of …

Drama
Marshall

Marshall inspires. But it disappoints, too.