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 …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Hardcore Henry

Throwing yourself headfirst into a garage-sized blender would be pretty gutsy, too. Though not much of a movie night.

Comedy
The Boss

Letter of reference? Ha! What The Boss really deserves is a pink slip.

Comedy, Drama
Demolition

Numbness initially keeps Davis’ grief submerged, but the pain still leaks out, sometimes in the way Davis sees reality.

Comedy
Everybody Wants Some!!

This ode to the early ’80s that takes its title from a Van Halen song is really all about perpetually …

Comedy, Sports
The Bronze

No cheering or medals of any color earned, and Kerri Strug is not amused.