Portrait of a creepy bad guy from the movie "Mortal Kombat."
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Mortal Kombat (2021)

Heart-snatching, entrail-spilling, limb-hacking, body-splitting Mortal Kombat gore flows unabated.

Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor walk purposefully.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wonder Woman 1984

As superhero sequels go, especially DC superhero sequels, Wonder Woman 1984 is pretty top-shelf.

A woman points a pistol at someone in a dark room.
Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Vanquish

It’s violent and crass and profane, of course. And it still manages to be very dull and tedious anyway.

A warrior jumps and a flaming god's face can be seen behind him.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
New Gods: Nezha Reborn

This film’s focus on Eastern spirituality—especially reincarnation—will make it a nonstarter for many Christian viewers.

Godzilla and King Kong trade punches while standing on an aircraft carrier.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Godzilla vs. Kong

Kong and Godzilla don’t cuss or make a single inane choice. They just crush and smash things. Over and over …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

There’s a bit of toilet humor and some silly stunts along the way. But the real story here is one …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Savages

This movie’s title is telling: The bad guys are savage. The good guys are savage. But the most brutal, horrific, …

We see a lineup of the six superheroes in Justice League.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Zack Snyder’s Justice League

It’s bloodier. More profane. Its quasi-spirituality can be perplexing. And then there’s this: It’s just a darker movie.

An Asian girl and a blue dragon look at each other.
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Fairy Tale, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney’s latest animated effort is a compelling, action-packed story and an allegory about how our brokenness separates us.

SpongeBob and Patrick talk to Keannu Reeves as a sentient sage brush plant.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

If families decide to dogpaddle into Bikini Bottom, they should be aware of some odd, tangled seaweed amid the colorful …

Animated Tom and Jerry talk to a real-life hotel worker.
Action/Adventure, Animal, Animation, Comedy
Tom & Jerry

This pic won’t leave anyone purring to beat the band. But it won’t make you want to scratch the furniture …

A young girl holds and smiles at a squirrel in her hands.
Action/Adventure, Animal, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses reminds us that the world around us—even minus superpowered squirrels—is a pretty wonderous place.

Two men with guns drawn walk through a dark, cold outside area.
Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Below Zero

Below Zero is a tense, bloody and wildly profane thriller that will undoubtedly keep many viewers on the edge of …

Four kids look at a treasure map.
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Finding ‘Ohana

If you ask me, Finding ‘Ohana is a modern-day Goonies.

A group of four men in the city walk toward the camera.
Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama
Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City asks but doesn’t fully answer difficult questions about the relationship between poverty and crime.