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.

Angelina Jolie as Hannah in Those Who Wish Me Dead
Action/Adventure
Those Who Wish Me Dead

To put it bluntly, this is the kind of film that will flash-burn today and be forgotten in a puff …

two scared girls in fear street
Horror
Fear Street Part One: 1994

Tailor-made to be what Hollywood believes a teen audience should be consuming nowadays.

2 men in masks in No Sudden Move
Drama
No Sudden Move

While the film can be twisty and satisfying, the lack of any real praise-worthy behavior feels a bit criminal in …

Drama, Horror
False Positive

This pic ends up feeling unnecessarily slimy.

Picture of the main good guys from the anime movie Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train

I was surprised by the redemptive messages I found—along with a bunch of severed demon heads.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Nobody

The exceedingly profane language and percussive pummeling batters you as roughly as the hero pounds Russian street thugs.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The Lovebirds

The Lovebirds is like The Amazing Race—but with dead people.

Arne in The Conjuring
Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

This sequel confronts viewers with many gory depictions of murders and exorcisms.

A lost family in Endangered Species
Action/Adventure, Drama
Endangered Species

Endangered Species is about a family running from both the animals and the people who want to kill them.

Two guys ride in a truck.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Wrath of Man

Jason Statham’s Wrath of Man might be about family—or, at least, about avenging them—but it’s certainly not for family.