Drama, Romance
The Sunlit Night

This is one of those movies that could have portrayed its meaningful message without all the gratuitous content.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Fatal Affair

The title here tells us everything we need to know about this predictable, violent, sexed-up melodrama.

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Archive

The biggest issue with this robo-drama is the completely unnecessary foul language in its memory bank.

Comedy, Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Vivarium

This grim horror/mystery/comedy is far more about smothering life, in one way or another, than living it.

Comedy, Romance
Palm Springs

I don’t think this is the kind of movie most folks are going to want to loop through repeatedly.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Old Guard

The Old Guard may feel fresh and new. But in some ways, it’s the same old story.

Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama
Force of Nature

As you’d expect in an R-rated Mel Gibson movie, a hurricane of violence accompanies the action here.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
The Outpost

The Outpost isn’t what you’d call a typical war movie. It doesn’t deliver some things you’d normally expect.

Drama, Horror
Relic

It’s scary and sad and sometimes awful. But Relic also offers a note of hope in that horror.

Comedy, Romance
Desperados

Desperados (much like its heroine) is insane.

Comedy, Music
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

The story here, like the songs and talent we see in most any singing competition, is strangely affecting.

Drama, Horror
You Should Have Left

For this horror film’s potential viewers, I will simply say You Should … Reconsider.

Drama
The Quarry

This gritty, sometimes difficult drama offers some deep meditations on truth, confession and forgiveness.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Da 5 Bloods

Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods can be uplifting and hard to stomach at the same time.

Crime, Drama
Infamous

Whatever point this movie wants to make, it’s done in the service of a vapid, crass, violent, profane story.