Drama, Horror
Split

Shyamalan relishes peeling back the layers of an unsettling storyline with disturbingly creepy savor.

Action/Adventure, Animation
The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle is a simple parable about the basic longings we all share: the desire to find companionship and …

Drama, Horror
The Bye Bye Man

The Bye Bye Man is a dumb depository of derivative death-dealing that anyone who’s ever watched a movie of this …

Drama
Live by Night

For 98% of this movie, Ben Affleck’s character is a heartless, selfish monster. The fact that he’s slightly less monstrous …

Drama
Patriots Day

To realistically convey their vision of this tragedy, the filmmakers show us vivid, gaping wounds and dismembered limbs. And they …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Monster Trucks

This is a movie about a boy and his monster. It’s a popcorn-munching romp for the tween set, one that …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Sleepless

Sleepless is pretty much a standard-issue R-rated corrupt cop caper. It’s not terrible, by genre standards. Nor is it memorable. …

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A Monster Calls

A boy’s journey through grief uncovers some surprising truths by the time the credits roll.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Underworld: Blood Wars

“I have seen so much killing, so much war. I cannot bear more.” So says the heroine Selene near the …

Drama
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures inspires as it entertains. It acknowledges racial divisions while insisting that there’s more than one way to fix …

Comedy, Drama
Paterson

Paterson is enjoyable without being entertaining. It’s a shyly thoughtful story that asks its viewers to stretch themselves and dream …

Drama
Fences

Even though its dialogue can be harsh and its protagonist can be a monster, Fences has some important things to …

Drama
Lion

Lion is a gripping, moving, inspiring film that’s high in heart and relatively low in content.

Comedy
Why Him?

Why Him? This zany, raunchy movie asks. When I left the movie, it had me asking another question: Why me?

Drama
Silence

Even in a place and time when brutal forces mercilessly sought to silence the faithful, their voices could still be …