Drama, Horror
Flatliners

At the end of a what is otherwise a rote PG-13 thriller/horror film, viewers are left with some significant spiritual …

Drama, Horror
Friend Request

Friend Request is a dumb, salacious slasher flick: But it’s a tragedy, too.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Mother!

This film’s take on Christianity might be the most scathing, contempt-filled attack upon it that I’ve ever witnessed onscreen.

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
IT

A bevy of children star in IT, but they’d be ill-advised to watch it.

Drama, Horror
Annabelle: Creation

Even though it acknowledges the need for God to confront spiritual evil, its problems are still legion.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
Kidnap

Kidnap isn’t as bad as it could be, but that doesn’t make it good. This movie’s speed limit is higher …

Drama, Horror
A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story is not built to frighten. But it may indeed haunt you.

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wish Upon

The wishes here aren’t creative in the least. The same can’t be said, however, of Wish Upon’s macabre fixation with …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
47 Meters Down

It’s never a good sign when an audience laughs repeatedly at the plight of two terror-stricken women trapped at the …

Horror, Mystery/Suspense
It Comes At Night

For all of the surprising thoughtfulness that this gradually boiling thriller provides, it also comes packing things bleak, befouled and …

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.

Action/Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

It’s been six years since we last saw Jack Sparrow wobble his way across a well-swabbed deck. And his return …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Alien: Covenant

It’s probably too much to ask of this franchise to rein in its bloody ways.

Drama, Horror
Phoenix Forgotten

Phoenix Forgotten is not as problematic as many of its horrific peers. But that doesn’t mean it’s worth buying a …

Drama, Horror
The Belko Experiment

Belko’s real experiment may be on moviegoers: Just how much meaningless death can we stomach? Just how much gore can …