Comedy, Drama, Romance
Emma. (2020)

The promise of this witty, PG-rated period piece is briefly undermined by some surprising content.

Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Valley Girl

Valley Girl—a remake of Nicholas Cage’s much raunchier, R-rated 1983 version—still has its fair share of PG-13-level concerns.

Drama, Horror
The Turning

The Turning offers a collection of dirty-mirror jump scenes in search of a point. Or a message. Or a story.

Drama
40: The Temptation of Christ

When Jesus was at His weakest point, His most vulnerable state, He was tested and tempted by Satan.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Underwater

Underwater skips exposition altogether and leaps with videogame-like glee into its deadly, high-pressure destruction.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jumanji: The Next Level

This film feels anything but appropriate for families of young kids—the very audience you’d assume it’s made for.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wendy

Wendy is an imaginative and, I think, moving rumination on youth and age, dreams and grief.

Action/Adventure, Comedy
Charlie’s Angels (2019)

This reboot’s empowering messages are ultimately undermined by its content concerns.

Drama
The Banker

The Banker offers respect for capitalism, a social conscience and a sense of fun—not a combination you find often.

Drama
Dark Waters

While this film is factual, well-made and eye-opening, it isn’t necessarily … enjoyable.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Frozen II

Frozen II is not a slam-dunk, take-the-whole-fam movie for everyone.

Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Knives Out

Knives Out layers on a bit more content than your typical Agatha Christie story.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Midway

Midway is a deeply inspiring movie. It’s also a war movie, though, with all of the content that comes with …

Comedy, Drama, War
Jojo Rabbit

There’s a beauty that shines through this dramedy’s inherent darkness and dysfunction.

Romance
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You

Though this TV-14 flick is cleaner than some of its competitors, that doesn’t mean you won’t need to do some …