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.

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

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

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

This final chapter in the How to Train Your Dragon saga wings its way toward a surprisingly bittersweet conclusion.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Alita: Battle Angel

Alita feels both more adult and, in some ways, less mature than your typical PG-13 actioner.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Cold Pursuit

This bloody thriller grins bleakly and satirically at the revenge films Liam Neeson has been starring in for the last …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

In The LEGO Movie 2, not everything is awesome. But when we look at the movie itself, it comes pretty …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Miss Bala

The likeable Gina Rodriguez, this film’s star, deserves better, quite frankly. But Miss Bala misses the mark.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Arctic

Director Joe Penna’s snowbound story of calamity and heroic survival is intense, immersive and emotionally exausting.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Kid Who Would Be King

This kids pic stands strong, trumpeting solid lessons about unity, friendship and courage in the face of wicked malice.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Dragon Ball Super: Broly

You don’t need to see much of Dragon Ball to realize that this franchise is more adult than it lets …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids
A Dog’s Way Home

The human-like doggy hero at this family film’s core is easy to care about and root for.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Aquaman

Parents should press pause and thoughtfully consider this film’s negatives before packing up the kids to see this flick.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Bumblebee

Could Bumblebee actually be … more than meets the eye?

Action/Adventure, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns reminds us that though circumstances may bring us down, together “there is nowhere to go but up.”