Drama
The Current War: Director’s Cut

Is The Current War electrifying? No, not quite. But it’s got some nice star power.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

For fans of this franchise, The Rise of Skywalker works: not necessarily logically, but emotionally.

Comedy, Drama, Kids
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

The grown-ups in Timmy’s life step up to the plate and strive to teach Timmy about valuing the thoughts and …

Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Stargirl

Based on the YA novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl is Disney’s latest venture into a coming-of-age …

Documentary, Drama
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland

Patrick’s story is inherently interesting, and for a history/religion wonk like me, pretty engaging.

Drama, War
A Hidden Life

No act of faith is wasted in God’s creative calculus. And sometimes, even hidden lives, hidden sacrifices, are eventually revealed.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids
Spies in Disguise

The movie’s friendship and self-sacrifice-promoting decoder signals counterbalance its gratuitous guffaws.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Frozen II

Frozen II is not a slam-dunk, take-the-whole-fam movie for everyone.

Drama
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Many a movie will make you laugh or cry or think. But very few make you want to be a …

Comedy, Romance
First Lady

Minor issues don’t detract too much from this sweet story’s emphasis on the power of perseverance and hope.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Arctic Dogs

Despite its storytelling issues, as well as toilet humor and mild innuendo, Arctic Dogs delivers some solid messages for kids.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids
Togo

It is compelling, engaging and riveting from start to finish.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Aeronauts

Apart from some lightning-flashing, balloon-crashing and self-sacrificial peril, the content load here is as light as a feather.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Romance
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

The heart of Netflix’s latest Christmas Prince film centers on the importance of family.

Drama
The Two Popes

The Two Popes proves that you don’t need to embrace egregious content to craft a thoughtful and engaging film.