Fatale is packed with carnal infidelity, heartless betrayal, vile manipulation and bloody murder.
This is a difficult movie, but not a gratuitous one. It, like the blues, gets down in the muck. But …
Infidel reminds us that faith in the face of real-world persecution isn’t always a comfortable thing to watch.
This R-rated thriller’s gratuitous violence and peppering of foul language will make it a hard pass for many viewers.
Mank illustrates that it’s not just the superficial content that can make a film problematic. Often, issues are hardboiled into …
While Uncle Frank is more nuanced at times than you might expect, its messaging can still feel pretty heavy-handed, too.
Happiest Season delivers a holiday-themed lesbian romance that predictably appropriates the genre’s formula and feel-good vibe.
Ava is yet another movie about an assassin with a heart. Maybe it’s not a heart of gold, exactly, but …
Much like heavy metal music, Sound of Metal isn’t trying to give us warm, pleasant feelings.
At its most basic level, this film really is about a wedding at Christmas in New York. But don’t let …
Sure, it may look cute at first glance. But take a peak under the surface, and you find something dark …
Sometimes in our fearful, sorrowful moments, we make hard-nosed, emotional choices that can cause even more loss.
Antebellum is a disordered, dispiriting and sadistic story that assaults your senses more than it pricks your conscience.
Tension-filled questions make His House a remarkable, and truly haunting, ghost story—one that winds up in a strangely affirming place.














