masked villain in Forever Purge
Action/Adventure, Horror
The Forever Purge

Apart from the political ideas this franchise tries to unpack, there’s still all that gruesome violence to deal with.

queenpins movie
Comedy
Queenpins

Kristen Bell stars in Queenpins, a dramedy about a desperate former Olympian running a massive and illegal coupon scam.

kate movie 2
Action/Adventure
Kate

To get into this pic, you have to kinda enjoy seeing a woman being pounded, stabbed and bloodily abused.

Vacation Friends movie
Comedy
Vacation Friends

Vacation Friends offers a grain of goodness in an ocean of problems.

sweet girl movie
Action/Adventure, Drama
Sweet Girl

The vast majority of this film wallows in unnecessary violence, a handful of profanity and a storyline that doesn’t quite …

3 people tied up in hitman's wife's bodyguard
Action/Adventure, Comedy
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

Takes the insanely bloody violence, vulgar one-liners and the mindless destruction of the first film and sets that as its …

Drama
Joe Bell

Much like the man himself, Joe Bell has a good heart but struggles to show it.

Drama, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Annette

For a dark film that seems to relish the shadows, it sure turns on the lights at inconvenient times.

Jolt movie
Action/Adventure
Jolt

Jolt is frustrating in that it doesn’t give its audience much to root for.

A group of people huddle together in a hallway.
Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Werewolves Within

Werewolves Within is a strange beast. So to speak.

Chris Rock and Marisol Nichols in Spiral
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Spiral

Between the foul language, terrifying images and bodies being torn apart, it feels like Spiral deserves an NC-17 rating.

A person in a dark space holds a torch aloft and looks quite concerned.
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Fear Street Part Three: 1666

The most disturbing element here is the demonic activity that seeps into nearly every minute of this unnecessarily long movie.

woman and girl on an elevator with a gun
Action/Adventure, Drama
Gunpowder Milkshake

There’s a lot about our heroine worth commending—just as there’s a lot about her, and the film itself, that isn’t.

People sit on top of a limo
Comedy, Drama
Summertime

Summertime tries to offer a glimmer of hope to characters who are hurting and confused.

Three kids solving a mystery at camp
Horror
Fear Street Part Two: 1978

A dribbling smorgasbord of gore, exposed teen flesh and enough nasty profanity to make a curse-casting witch feel outclassed.