Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby’s eventual affirmation of sibling bonding and familial love makes all its toddler toilet humor a bit more …

Drama, War
The Zookeeper’s Wife

The Zookeeper’s Wife, based on a true story, is a tender, beautiful, courage-filled movie. It’s also grim, devastating, at times …

Documentary
Facing Darkness

It’s a powerful film that will inspire you to ask yourself the question, “How far am I willing to go …

Drama, Sports
Slamma Jamma

While this basketball film sometimes stumbles a bit narratively and content-wise, on the court its slam dunk maestros literally soar.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama
CHiPs

Vulgarity—visual and verbal—runs rampant in this buddy cop reboot that’s ostensibly about law and order.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Saban’s Power Rangers

These five angsty high school heroes sometimes push rebellion to obnoxious levels, while sprinkling in rough-edged language and superfluous sexual …

Kids, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast

Families that don’t embrace Beauty and the Beast’s pro-gay moments will be forced to grapple with how best to respond …

Drama, Horror
The Belko Experiment

Belko’s real experiment may be on moviegoers: Just how much meaningless death can we stomach? Just how much gore can …

Comedy, Drama
The Last Word

The Last Word could use an addendum: This R-rated movie wants to say something, but it seems confused about what …

Drama, Horror
Personal Shopper

Less a horror film than a moody, sensual thriller, the film delves into realms of the bizarre and forbidden.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Kong: Skull Island

In some ways, this monster masher is an old-fashioned creature-feature. Still, it’s definitely not your grandfather’s kid-friendly kind of Kong.

Drama
The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending is both a quiet cautionary tale and a narrative about an aging man trying to …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Logan

Logan is, in short, frustrating. It’s painfully bloody and oddly beautiful, insanely profane and strangely spiritual.

Comedy
Tim Timmerman, Hope of America

Tim Timmerman, Hope of America mostly offers families a nice, watchable alternative to more salacious comedic fare.

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Before I Fall

As the movie points out what it sees as typical teen girl behavior—including wild partying, obsession over appearance, casual attitudes …