black bag
Drama, Thriller
Black Bag

While taut and smartly crafted, ‘Black Bag’ is a cloak-and-dagger tale full of characters who avoid fidelity and honesty like …

Drama, Horror
Opus

‘Opus,’ the latest horror film from A24, attempts to comment on faith and society. But it’s a gory composition.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Cleaner

As far as this Die Hard-adjacent movie’s content issues go, the cleaner in Cleaner unfortunately missed a few spots.

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Comedy, Crime
Riff Raff

Violent, suggestive and profane, ‘Riff Raff’ is one film families will likely want to leave out by the curb.

Comedy, Drama, War
My Dead Friend Zoe

This film about one soldier trying to cope with the loss of another soldier is heartwarming and heartbreaking, but it’s …

Horror, Romance
Heart Eyes

‘Heart Eyes’ is eardrum-scorchingly foul, and its flesh-hacking is gruesome and brutal (even when it’s trying to elicit a smile).

Animation, Drama
Memoir of a Snail

The redeeming qualities that may exist in Memoir of Snail are overshadowed by a focus on the violent and sexual …

Drama, Horror, Thriller
Presence

Despite the presence in Presence being entirely invisible, there are plenty of content issues that failed to follow suit.

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Biography/History, Drama, Music
A Complete Unknown

‘A Complete Unknown’ delivers an engaging portrait of Bob Dylan’s music. But its script and its content falls flat.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Love Hurts

‘Love Hurts’ is a curious sort of a Valentine’s Day movie—a movie with a little heart and a whole lot …

armand
Drama
Armand

The Norwegian film ‘Armand’ is an acting showcase for its star, Renate Reinsve. But it showcases some problematic content, too.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Valiant One

Valiant One follows a squad of American soldiers who are forced to survive when their chopper crashes in North Korean …

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Companion

‘Companion’ offers a twisting story and some compelling thoughts about AI. But that’s short-circuited by gushing gore and profanity.

Drama
The Brutalist

‘The Brutalist’ is an impressive cinematic work, to be sure—but harsh and cold and jagged, too. One might even say …

Drama
The Last Showgirl

Surprisingly, The Last Showgirl exposes a critical truth about the nature of vanity. But it does so accompanied by salacious, …