Drama
Whale Rider

It has next to no plot and its characters speak in Maori almost as much as they do in English. …

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Black Hawk Down

Oct. 3, 1993, has gone down in history as a black day for the U.S. Army. That’s when a mission …

Drama, Kids
Charlotte’s Web

If Charlotte herself were spinning this blurb, she’d write that this incarnation of E.B. White’s farmyard ‘miracle’ is ‘some movie.’ …

Drama, Sports
23 Blast

It’s not pinball that Travis Freeman plays a mean game of—it’s football. He plays it before he goes blind. And …

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Laggies

To lag, meaning to fall or stay behind. That’s what Keira Knightley’s done in this quirky, indie dramedy. But the …

Action/Adventure, Drama
John Wick

Never mind, then, that Film Freak Central says “the film sweats cool.” ‘Cause there’s no cinematic pot of gold at …

Drama, Horror
Ouija

Here we have yet another woeful byproduct of that much ballyhooed partnership between Hasbro and Universal Pictures.

Drama
Precious

We are all Precious in His sight, we’re told. But sometimes the most precious among us are shown their worth …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Shooter

Former Marine Corps sniper Mark Wahlberg finds himself on the run and seeks revenge on those who double-crossed him in …

Drama, Romance, Sports
Touchback

Is this It’s a Wonderful Life with cleats? Back to the Future on the field? Huddle up, and we’ll coach …

Comedy, Drama
Dear White People

A rumination on race relations at a fictional Ivy League school, Dear White People wants to give us something important …

Drama, Romance
The Best of Me

This overwrought romance gives us, of course, two likable lovers—and a really problematic love story.

Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A washed-up movie star tries to find a second life as a serious stage actor. But his superhero alter ego …

Drama, War
Fury

Brad Pitt’s World War II tank warfare movie rubs our cinematic faces in two hours of grimy, dirty, charred-flesh misery.

Drama, Musical
The Gospel

Humanity reflects the divine in this big-screen narrative that mirrors Christ’s parable of the Prodigal Son. Note to families: Come …