Action/Adventure, Horror
The Purge: Election Year

This is a gruesome psychodrama of class and racial warfare that projects an almost cartoonishly slanted political message.

Drama
Free State of Jones

Beneath rivulets of blood and lugubrious storytelling are beautiful messages about freedom, equality, self-reliance and the faith that undergirds it …

Comedy, Mystery/Suspense
Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence takes some sadly predictable detours.

Drama, Horror
The Conjuring 2

For Christians who already know God is out there, do they need to face these cinematic demons?

Comedy
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar wittily—but often very crudely—deconstructs the self-absorbed narcissism that traps ego-driven stars in a bubble world of their own creating.

Drama
Me Before You

The movie’s determination to romanticize assisted suicide sends the chilling message to others who suffer similarly that their lives aren’t …

Comedy
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Women everywhere should wince and gasp at such a cinematic definition of feminine panache.

Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Nice Guys

Life for the folks depicted in this late-’70s throwback portrait of Los Angeles is anything but pleasant.

Drama, Horror
The Darkness

Derivative. The word defines something that is “imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that …

Comedy, Drama
Money Monster

The movie isn’t actually trying to get us to barge into cable shows if our retirement portfolios dip, but its …

Action/Adventure, Comedy
Keanu

The kitten is cute. The movie is not.

Comedy, Drama
Mother’s Day

Sexual subjects and swearing make it much harder to hug this movie than it is to hold tightly to our …

Comedy, Drama
Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon wants to grant us an engaging peek behind the curtain. A fictionalized, occasionally obscene peek behind the …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Criminal

Criminal is a fitting name for this movie. Indeed, we could say, “This movie is Criminal” and leave it pretty …

Comedy
Barbershop: The Next Cut

The film somehow makes you feel like you’re simultaneously watching a well-oiled ensemble showcase and binge-watching a series of scatterbrained …