Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Leap!

Leap! tells a story that feels like so many others we’ve seen before. (Especially from Disney.) But its familiarity doesn’t …

Action/Adventure, Comedy
The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Think Deadpool, only with hired assassins, Russian thugs and nobody in spandex.

Comedy, Drama
Logan Lucky

Now, I don’t have anything against a clever caper movie, and this one’s pretty clever. But we must remember the …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

This sequel’s emphasis on hard work and working as a team could give moms and dads something substantive to discuss …

Comedy, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Descendants 2

Disney Channel’s second film in this franchise again dives into to surprisingly significant themes involving love and acceptance.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Emoji Movie

There’s not a lot here either to blow heart kisses at or shoot steam out of your nostrils over.

Comedy
Girls Trip

This sleazy, gal pals gone wild flick is anything but empowering to female audience members—or anyone else, for that matter.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Spider-Man: Homecoming

Oh, Spidey. Tony Stark was right: Your enthusiasm is admirable, but sometimes you could be a little more … prudent.

Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Big Sick

The Big Sick’s willingness to wade into the complexities of love and family make it surprisingly compelling. But this rom-com …

Comedy
The House

Ferell and Poehler will generate at least a laugh or two even in even the most worthless, crude and ridiculously …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Despicable Me 3

There’s actually a lot more here than meets the whoopee cushion.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sports
Cars 3

Cars 3 hotfoots it back to the raceway to deliver a story similar to Lightning McQueen’s first one—this time from …

Comedy
Rough Night

Our comedic culture is so full of these low-brow gags that the gross jokes in Rough Night barely shock, let …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Okja

Forget this film’s quart-size protagonist and her whimsical pet pig. Okja is a jarring, unsettling and often difficult-to-watch story.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

For a slim segment of the populace—say, grade schoolers who consider a wet palm under a flapping arm to be …