Drama, War
The Lost City of Z

So what we have here is a meticulously crafted and slow-moving film that captures the life of a man consumed …

Action/Adventure
The Fate of the Furious

If the audience ever slipped into idle for 30 seconds, they’d realize just how physics-defying and ridiculous this frenetic cinematic …

Comedy, Drama
Going in Style

Even if Going In Style is intended to be a whimsical farce, it still plants a troubling seed: that successfully …

Drama
Gifted

Gifted delivers a warm, heartstring-plucking message about our inbuilt need to love and be loved. It proudly proclaims the self-sacrificial, …

Drama, War
The Zookeeper’s Wife

The Zookeeper’s Wife, based on a true story, is a tender, beautiful, courage-filled movie. It’s also grim, devastating, at times …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ghost in the Shell

There are some light good-versus-evil, humanity-versus-tech statements, and even a nod or two to family, but all-in-all the film doesn’t …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Saban’s Power Rangers

These five angsty high school heroes sometimes push rebellion to obnoxious levels, while sprinkling in rough-edged language and superfluous sexual …

Drama
The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending is both a quiet cautionary tale and a narrative about an aging man trying to …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Kong: Skull Island

In some ways, this monster masher is an old-fashioned creature-feature. Still, it’s definitely not your grandfather’s kid-friendly kind of Kong.

Comedy
Tim Timmerman, Hope of America

Tim Timmerman, Hope of America mostly offers families a nice, watchable alternative to more salacious comedic fare.

Drama
The Shack

Like the book it’s based upon, this cinematic story about a grieving man encountering God is almost certain to stir …

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Before I Fall

As the movie points out what it sees as typical teen girl behavior—including wild partying, obsession over appearance, casual attitudes …

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Table 19

Table 19 delivers an unexpectedly sweet ending by the time the credits role. Less sweet, however, is this PG-13 film’s …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Collide

Collide is really a mess of a movie—as jarring and nonsensical as any of the many, many crashes we see …

The Great Wall

When he started his trek with a band of some thirty other fighters, William was little more than a 15th-century …