a king
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Green Knight

A cryptic and surreal slog.

afterlife of the party movie
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Afterlife of the Party

This surprise hit Netflix movie offers mingles some nice redemptive messages with some theologically problematic ones.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Even if witchers were the “better men” that Deglan hoped for, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf would probably still …

Drama, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Annette

For a dark film that seems to relish the shadows, it sure turns on the lights at inconvenient times.

Three people on a boat
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jungle Cruise

You could argue that the Jungle Cruise, the ride, is timeless. The movie? Not so much.

A group of people huddle together in a hallway.
Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Werewolves Within

Werewolves Within is a strange beast. So to speak.

Family hiding in A Quiet Place
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A Quiet Place Part II

There’s a lot here to appreciate if you’re in the mood for a good scare at the movies.

Trollhunters stand together
Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Battles and destruction can feel very heavy for a flick aimed at an elementary school-aged audience.

A person in a dark space holds a torch aloft and looks quite concerned.
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Fear Street Part Three: 1666

The most disturbing element here is the demonic activity that seeps into nearly every minute of this unnecessarily long movie.

Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) and her sister looking fierce after a destructive battle.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Black Widow

We expected a movie about a couple of highly trained killers would be exciting. We didn’t expect it to be …

Soldiers in the Tomorrow War
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Tomorrow War

This is a frenetic, bloody mess in some ways. But in that mess, you have moments of moral clarity about …

Wooden puppet in Pinocchio
Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pinocchio

This version of the classic tale, Pinocchio, is much more Grimms’ Fairy Tales than it is Disney.

Picture of the main good guys from the anime movie Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train

I was surprised by the redemptive messages I found—along with a bunch of severed demon heads.

Boy and dragon in Wish Dragon
Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wish Dragon

Obviously, a bit of magic is on tap. But the real magic of this movie lies in its lessons.

Two men in interrogation in Infinite
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Infinite

Infinite feels like it’s found a fitting niche: To be seen by a few, unseen by most and quickly forgotten …