Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Her Private Hell

‘Her Private Hell’ loves sex, violence and crude language. It’s also too artsy for its good, forsaking good storytelling for …

Comedy
72 Hours

Netflix’s foul comedy ’72 Hours’ fortunately runs for less than two hours. But even that time could be spent far …

Drama, Thriller
Motor City

‘Motor City’ motors through a revenge drama but replaces dialogue with a needle-drop sound design. It’s both creative and violently …

Comedy, Horror, Satire
Scary Movie (2026)

Lewd and crude, the only thing scary about this ‘Scary Movie’ reboot is its juvenile obsession with sex, drugs, violence …

the odyssey
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Odyssey

Director Christopher Nolan’s take on ‘The Odyssey’ is undoubtedly epic. But much like Odysseus’ voyage, there are some dangers here …

jinsei
Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jinsei

Director Ryuya Suzuki’s ‘Jinsei’ is unexpected, poignant and flat-out strange. It’s also besotted with problems that get more intense as …

glory
Biography/History, Drama, War
Glory

1989’s ‘Glory’ is a top war film for a reason. But families should be advised of bloody battles and foul …

backrooms
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Backrooms

Everything that makes ‘Backrooms’ terrifying could come in a PG-13 package. Alas, it doesn’t.

Horror, Thriller
Obsession

Up-and-coming writer and director Curry Barker knows his craft, but in ‘Obsession,’ he uses his talents to tell a messed-up …

i love boosters
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Satire, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
I Love Boosters

‘I Love Boosters’ doesn’t lack creativity. But this crime/comedy/fantasy surrealist satire falls short in decency and coherence.

Horror
Passenger

‘Passenger’ feels like a series of online horror shorts all tied together with a gossamer narrative thread.

Action/Adventure
The Furious

‘The Furious’ is packed with top-shelf martial arts action. But the end result is messy in oh so many ways.

tuner
Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Tuner

In ‘Tuner,’ a guy with supersensitive hearing uses his unique skillset to crack safes. Too bad the film’s foul language …

little brother
Comedy
Little Brother

The nice messages in Netflix’s ‘Little Brother’ are completely overshadowed by the film’s raunchy comedy, foul language and more.

Comedy, Romance
Voicemails for Isabelle

Netflix’s ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ is often sweet, sometimes funny and, all too often, problematic as well.