Horror, Thriller
Send Help

In Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’, blood and gore pass for humor in what is essentially a drawn-out, gory revenge fantasy.

Biography/History, Drama
Blue Moon

‘Blue Moon’ is witty and well-acted, but it’s also blue in a number of difficult ways.

the testament of ann lee
Biography/History, Drama, Musical
The Testament of Ann Lee

‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ shines a spotlight on the quasi-Christian Shakers. But content concerns, including heresy, ruin the movie’s …

Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Rip

Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ spends most of its dialogue on crudities while its characters navigate a police-centric money-based mystery.

all you need is kill
Action/Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
All You Need Is Kill

‘All You Need Is Kill’ has an inventive premise and some heroic messages—but there’s a lot of animated blood and …

dust bunny
Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Dust Bunny

The action/horror mashup ‘Dust Bunny’ has style, but it tries to make up for a lack of substance with a …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution

‘Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution’ is a glorified recap of the show’s violent second season stitched with a couple of the third …

Drama
Sentimental Value

‘Sentimental Value’ may be mostly in Norwegian, but it still speaks powerfully about some difficult issues. Alas, what it says …

Drama
The Thing With Feathers

The Thing With Feathers depicts a giant crow as the physical embodiment of grief, forcing a man to come to …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
The Running Man

‘The Running Man’ comes with lots of action and some satirical jabs. But it’s loaded with plenty of bloody sucker …

sisu: road to revenge
Action/Adventure, War
Sisu: Road to Revenge

‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ pairs relentless bloodshed with harsh language and some drinking, making it a road families will not …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

‘Chainsaw Man—The Movie: Reze Arc’ takes crazy to a whole new level. And the problematic content here hits new levels, …

Biography/History, Sports
Christy

‘Christy’ is an interesting story featuring a hard-hitting star. But there’s a whole lot of wince-worthy body blows to endure …

Drama, Horror
The Carpenter’s Son

Blasphemous? Oh, yes. ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ surpasses that definition and chooses to go further beyond it.

Horror
Keeper

‘Keeper’ is a twisted psychological miasma of a film. There are some skin-crawling creepies by movie’s end, but little reason …