Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Intruder

The Intruder is a simple, schlocky and salacious diversion, stuffed to its PG-13 gills with as much sex and violence …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Avengers: Endgame

This finale reminds us of movies gone by, celebrating the heroes we’ve come to know and giving them, I think, …

Drama, Romance
After

What if you knew a romance was all wrong but it felt so right? Would your mind win out over …

Comedy
Little

There are a lot of sweet moments in this film. But those sentiments don’t outweigh this movie’s PG-13 content issues.

shazam
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Shazam!

Shazam!, like its namesake hero—much like us all, really—is a bundle of contradictions.

Drama
The Best of Enemies

It’s frighteningly easy to hate a group. It’s harder to hate a person.

Drama, Romance
Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart is both beautiful and hopeful, problematic and tragic—especially for younger viewers.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Captive State

This movie probably looked smarter on paper.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel suffers from its hero being too big and the film being too little.

Comedy
A Madea Family Funeral

This feels like the most crass Madea movie of them all.

Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Happy Death Day 2U

The pic’s sarcastic treatment of suicide, paired with its misogynistic deadliness, makes it even more disquieting than the original.

Drama, Sports
Fighting With My Family

This film’s crude content side may not hurt as much as a chair to the head. But it still leaves …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Alita: Battle Angel

Alita feels both more adult and, in some ways, less mature than your typical PG-13 actioner.

Comedy, Romance
Isn’t It Romantic

This satirical rom-com’s occasional redemptive moments are frequently undermined by its raunchy ones.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Miss Bala

The likeable Gina Rodriguez, this film’s star, deserves better, quite frankly. But Miss Bala misses the mark.