Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

While trying to craft something for your typical 13-year-old’s enjoyment, the new Jumanji writing team dumbed things down.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Last Jedi isn’t perfect, morally, spiritually or aesthetically. But I think it’s the best Star Wars film since the …

Comedy
Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started? I couldn’t wait for it to end.

Drama
Wonder Wheel

Woody Allen goes dark with Wonder Wheel, a movie far more bleak and more adult than its PG-13 rating would …

Drama, War
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour shines.

Drama
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel Esq. tells us that not only is virtue its own reward, it is, ultimately, the only one.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Justice League

In a year filled with top-flight superhero movies, DC’s answer to Marvel’s Avengers barely gets off the ground.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Murder on the Orient Express

Let’s not lose sight of what Murder on the Orient Express does offer—a content-light mystery that feels true to the …

Comedy
Daddy’s Home 2

Between put-downs, profanity and off-color gags, this movie still manages to say something about how important dads are.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor and Hulk have been replaced by two beefy, good ol’ boy jokesters who’d be right at home in a …

Drama
Breathe

Breathe helps us see that even a severely limited existence is something to be held up as precious.

Drama
Let There Be Light

Some might watch a movie like this and say, “That never happens.” But Kevin Sorbo’s own story suggests otherwise.

Drama
Same Kind of Different as Me

This profound story reminds us that no matter how deep the differences that separate us, just a bit of love …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Only the Brave

This film’s characters are often heroic. Its language often isn’t.

Comedy, Horror
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

Boo 2 leaves me feeling just like I do after eating too much Halloween candy: a little sick.