Drama
Brad’s Status

Brad’s life shows us the danger of letting our insecurities dictate our emotional state.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Mother!

This film’s take on Christianity might be the most scathing, contempt-filled attack upon it that I’ve ever witnessed onscreen.

Action/Adventure, Drama
American Assassin

American Assassin is a thriller with a sleek, hard and bloody sheen.

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
IT

A bevy of children star in IT, but they’d be ill-advised to watch it.

Drama
True to the Game

Does True to the Game critique gangsta culture? Or exploit and glorify it?

Drama
9/11

9/11 is a lifeless, pointless exercise in mawkish exploitation.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Good Time

Good Time is filled with sex, violence, drug use and language, making the movie’s title an obscenely ironic statement.

Action/Adventure, Comedy
The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Think Deadpool, only with hired assassins, Russian thugs and nobody in spandex.

Drama, Horror
Annabelle: Creation

Even though it acknowledges the need for God to confront spiritual evil, its problems are still legion.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
Kidnap

Kidnap isn’t as bad as it could be, but that doesn’t make it good. This movie’s speed limit is higher …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Wind River

Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation is depicted here as a place where the vulnerable are at the mercy of the …

Drama
Detroit

Detroit delivers an unblinking portrait of unhinged racism.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Atomic Blonde

Savagely realistic and bloody fights to the death are this graphic film’s bread and, uh, batter.

Comedy
Girls Trip

This sleazy, gal pals gone wild flick is anything but empowering to female audience members—or anyone else, for that matter.

Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Big Sick

The Big Sick’s willingness to wade into the complexities of love and family make it surprisingly compelling. But this rom-com …