Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Dark Phoenix

The second big-screen iteration of Jean Gray’s tragic transformation into the Phoenix is a predictably violent, occasionally profane affair.

Comedy, Drama
Late Night

This dramedy’s commitment to its R-rated content will push it out of bounds for many who might otherwise have enjoyed …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Ma

When Ma ain’t happy, ain’t no one happy. Including those of us in the audience.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

This metropolis-mulching monster masher makes superhero-movie destruction look almost dainty in comparison.

Drama, Musical
Rocketman

Even as Rocketman chronicles Elton’s many missteps and shows us his failures, it can’t help but unintentionally celebrate them in …

Drama
All Is True

There’s a certain paradox in the title All Is True: This movie about William Shakespeare is largely speculation.

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Brightburn

Like the disturbed alien child at its center, this movie feels bad to its very marrow.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Aladdin (2019)

This version of Aladdin isn’t “A Whole New World.” But that’s a good thing.

Drama, Romance
The Sun Is Also a Star

This angst-filled story’s positive themes are drowned out by some harsh profanity, racial slurs and suggestive conversations.

Action/Adventure, Drama
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

The John Wick movies aren’t so much stories as they are ballets of blood.

Comedy, Drama, Kids
A Dog’s Journey

This canine sequel is unquestionably of the same breed and straight out of the same litter as the original.

Drama, Romance
Good Sam

Unlike some original content on Netflix, this PG-rated story avoids the nasty stuff and centers on themes of hope and …

Drama, War
Tolkien

In examining Tolkien’s seminal stories, this movie neglected Tolkien’s own.

Comedy, Drama
Poms

The Hollywood caricature of what it takes to be old and “cool” diminishes the upbeat message this film wants to …

Drama
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile delivers a sobering, graphic dramatization of Ted Bundy’s murderous life.