The essence of Ang Lee’s perspective seems to be that war is horrifically complicated. And what it does to those …
The problem with The Edge of Seventeen is that it packs noxious teen-movie content into its humor and insight.
Bleed for This is filled with brutal blows, bare bodies and occasional blasphemy. It asks us to look at Vinny …
Wonderfully acted and deeply felt, Manchester by the Sea is also a difficult movie in every way.
Hacksaw Ridge is riveting cinema. But it’s also bloody—as bloody as we’ve seen on screen for a long, long time.
Moonlight, as mesmerizing as the movie is, isn’t just filled with problematic content: It gives us a message counter to …
Madea represents a kind of no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners justice. She’ll get folks to act “right” even if she has to beat …
Some funny flicks weave a little too much yuck in with their yuk-yuk. Before you know it, a guffaw becomes …
The Accountant is violent popcorn fare—an exuberant, illogical action-packed thriller that’s only message is, “Sit down and watch Ben Affleck …
While the movie leads us through its mystery via a trailing of crumbs, its problematic content comes at us in …
The Birth of a Nation is a powerful, convicting tale. But it’s steeped in horrific displays of violence. And it …
By PG-13 standards, Masterminds doesn’t push the envelope to the edge in terms of sexual content, violence or profanity. But, …
From shrapnel-torn flesh to protruding bones, thundering eruptions to chunks of metal yanked from hideous wounds, this heroic story is …
This violent remake presents its seven stars as flawed heroes—bad men with good hearts who sacrifice themselves to deal with …
This sequel still feels like we’ve been-there-and-flinched-at-that before.