Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One is theoretically a different kind of Star Wars movie. Except that it’s not.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, War
Allied

Allied is several things all at once: a racy, violent spy romance. A war movie. And an ethical brain twister.

Drama, War
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

The essence of Ang Lee’s perspective seems to be that war is horrifically complicated. And what it does to those …

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge is riveting cinema. But it’s also bloody—as bloody as we’ve seen on screen for a long, long time.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Independence Day: Resurgence

In Independence Day: Resurgence, love—of country, of home, of others—conquers all, even if aliens destroy much of humanity before we …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Warcraft

A film that does live up to its name.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Divergent Series: Allegiant

While this movie is marginally cleaner than its predecessors in terms of content, it’s unquestionably worse in terms of story.

Drama, War
Eye in the Sky

Through tense, clock-ticking drama and well-acted interactions, Eye in the Sky raises many questions about the new gray areas of …

Comedy, Drama, War
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Kim’s vulgar, hedonistic tale that never quite meanders all the way to the meaning she’s so desperately looking for but …

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
London Has Fallen

Even if the mayhem makes it past your familial sense of protectionism, the obscene language probably won’t.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Feels a lot like all of its extras: mostly dead.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours is a well-made, violent, profane, difficult movie. The fact that it depicts real, important events makes it no …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

It’s not just the Force awakening in Episode VII. It’s the franchise’s charm. And maybe its life lessons, too.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is no more a nice movie than Katniss is a nice person. But …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Hercules

No matter how you parse these spiritual musings, though, there are plenty of other reasons not to see Hercules.