two women sit on a desk for a phone interview - She Said
Biography/History, Drama
She Said

She Said’s heavy topics may not be suitable for all audiences—even in the context of a film with an important …

A man in 1830, surrounded by cadets, looks up with a grim expression on his face.
Crime, Drama, Horror
The Pale Blue Eye

Christian Bale stars as a world-weary former detective who’s recruited to solve a series of gruesome murders in 1830.

a nun - Prey for the Devil
Drama, Horror
Prey for the Devil

Prey for the Devil is more restrained than some possession movies. But it still has plenty of issues that should …

a grandfather talks to his grandson at the dinner table - Armageddon Time
Drama
Armageddon Time

In this coming-of-age drama set in the early 1980s, a teen boy begins to realize that his idealized view of …

White noise supermarket
Comedy, Horror, Satire
White Noise

White Noise has fewer content concerns than many R-rated movies. But lighter content doesn’t mean you should take the movie …

detective sipping a drink poolside - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Detective Benoit Blanc is back again, solving another mystery with an all-star cast. But murder is the least of Glass …

two men talking - the banshees of inisherin movie review
Comedy, Drama
The Banshees of Inisherin

The problems in The Banshees of Inisherin do their share of screaming. But it’s what the movie whispers to us …

slave - Emancipation
Action/Adventure, Biography/History, Thriller, War
Emancipation

Will Smith stars in this harrowing story, based on true events, of a slave traversing Louisiana’s swamps to claim his …

The Woman King 2022
Action/Adventure, Drama
The Woman King

The Woman King offers an inspiring—if not necessarily historically accurate—take on a fierce group of female African warriors.

woman swimming - Nanny
Drama, Horror
Nanny

Nanny, while restrained by R-rated horror standards, certainly subjects viewers to blood and skin, sex and spirituality.

3 people in custody - The People We Hate at the Wedding
Comedy
The People We Hate at the Wedding

Sometimes a movie is as awful as the people it makes fun of. This is one of those movies.

Smile 2022
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Smile

As a horror movie, Smile knows how to scare. But its underlying narrative unleashes a nasty, nihilistic message upon viewers, …

A woman and two men stand as one explains something dubious.
Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller
Amsterdam

Part screwball comedy, part murder mystery, part political thriller, part social commentary, Amsterdam never locks onto one bullseye.

3000 Years of Longing 2022
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Three Thousand Years of Longing

This interesting fairy tale makes us long for a less problematic movie.

Woman in St. Charles t-shirt - Causeway
Drama
Causeway

Causeway tackles serious issues with serious thought. But it wasn’t nearly so thoughtful of some of its viewers.