Comedy
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

The breakdown between naughty and nice in this predictable, formulaic, raunchy flick is about 95% naughty, 5% nice. And that’s …

Comedy, Drama
Captain Fantastic

Because God is missing here, Captain Fantastic falls short of its idealistic aspirations.

Action/Adventure, Horror
The Purge: Election Year

This is a gruesome psychodrama of class and racial warfare that projects an almost cartoonishly slanted political message.

Drama
Free State of Jones

Beneath rivulets of blood and lugubrious storytelling are beautiful messages about freedom, equality, self-reliance and the faith that undergirds it …

Drama, Horror
The Conjuring 2

For Christians who already know God is out there, do they need to face these cinematic demons?

Comedy
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar wittily—but often very crudely—deconstructs the self-absorbed narcissism that traps ego-driven stars in a bubble world of their own creating.

Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Nice Guys

Life for the folks depicted in this late-’70s throwback portrait of Los Angeles is anything but pleasant.

Comedy
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Women everywhere should wince and gasp at such a cinematic definition of feminine panache.

Comedy, Drama
Money Monster

The movie isn’t actually trying to get us to barge into cable shows if our retirement portfolios dip, but its …

Action/Adventure, Comedy
Keanu

The kitten is cute. The movie is not.

Comedy, Drama
Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon wants to grant us an engaging peek behind the curtain. A fictionalized, occasionally obscene peek behind the …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Criminal

Criminal is a fitting name for this movie. Indeed, we could say, “This movie is Criminal” and leave it pretty …

Comedy
The Boss

Letter of reference? Ha! What The Boss really deserves is a pink slip.

Comedy, Drama
Demolition

Numbness initially keeps Davis’ grief submerged, but the pain still leaks out, sometimes in the way Davis sees reality.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Hardcore Henry

Throwing yourself headfirst into a garage-sized blender would be pretty gutsy, too. Though not much of a movie night.