I Want You Back movie
Comedy, Romance
I Want You Back

I Want You Back’s foul language, crude talk and awkward sexual silliness undermines it’s sweet date-night movie vibe.

Boy grinning at a girl in Belfast movie
Drama
Belfast

There’s harsh language, violence and heated conflicts to navigate. But Belfast still surprises with its unexpected beauty.

Jacka Forever movie
Comedy
Jacka– Forever

No animals were hurt in the making of this movie. But its stars? Oh, they most certainly were.

people sitting in group therapy in Wolf movie
Drama
Wolf

There’s arguably very little in the way of a clear message or moral to this wolfy tale, if you’re looking …

a man and boy sitting at a table in Cmon Cmon movie
Drama
C’mon C’mon

C’mon C’mon’s redemptive story about an uncle’s tender relationship with his nephew has some unfortunate rough edges.

a woman showing off her wedding ring in House of Gucci movie
Drama
House of Gucci

House of Gucci, starring Lady Gaga, is sorta like a knock-off Gucci purse left out in the rain.

The Matrix Ressurections
Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Matrix Resurrections

Rather than being the creative rebirth this film’s title suggests, The Matrix Resurrections is more like a greatest hits reprise.

Resident Evil - Welcome to Raccoon City movie
Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

This movie is a mess in pretty much every way you’d like to slice it. (And slice this movie does.)

mass movie
Drama
Mass

Mass is in its own way more difficult to watch than a slasher flick. Here, bodies don’t bleed: souls do.

eternals movie
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Eternals

Marvel’s latest, Eternals, offers a sweeping, syncretistic creation story that’s full of bargain-bin gods but no divinity or transcendence.

a boy with a soda at his parents' bar in The Tender Bar movie
Drama
The Tender Bar

The Tender Bar has some nice family messages—wedged between a lot of obscenities and other tough content.

A well-dressed woman and man dance on a sidewalk.
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Last Night in Soho

Style, nostalgia, and cinematic panache can’t hide this pic’s cringe-worthy levels of content.

woman on a beach in The Lost Daughter movie
Drama
The Lost Daughter

The movie reminds us that motherhood is hard. But watching a bad mother ignore her kids and cheat on her …

a coach talking to a lawyer in National Champions movie
Drama
National Champions

National Champions has passion to spare, but it’s more diatribe than compelling story.

people sitting in the oval office in Don't Look Up movie
Comedy, Satire, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Don’t Look Up

I’d advise families to take a tip from the first two words of this movie’s title: Don’t look.