Action/Adventure, Comedy, Mystery/Suspense
Murder Mystery

What if you suddenly found yourself plopped into the middle of an Agatha Christie-wannabe scenario?

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Dark Phoenix

The second big-screen iteration of Jean Gray’s tragic transformation into the Phoenix is a predictably violent, occasionally profane affair.

Documentary
Chasing Happiness

Happiness isn’t found in fame and fortune.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

This metropolis-mulching monster masher makes superhero-movie destruction look almost dainty in comparison.

Drama
All Is True

There’s a certain paradox in the title All Is True: This movie about William Shakespeare is largely speculation.

Drama, Romance
The Sun Is Also a Star

This angst-filled story’s positive themes are drowned out by some harsh profanity, racial slurs and suggestive conversations.

Drama, War
Tolkien

In examining Tolkien’s seminal stories, this movie neglected Tolkien’s own.

Comedy, Drama
Poms

The Hollywood caricature of what it takes to be old and “cool” diminishes the upbeat message this film wants to …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Avengers: Endgame

This finale reminds us of movies gone by, celebrating the heroes we’ve come to know and giving them, I think, …

Comedy, Romance
The Perfect Date

Netflix’s latest teen-focused movie isn’t a perfect date, per se, but it’s not the worst, either.

Comedy
Little

There are a lot of sweet moments in this film. But those sentiments don’t outweigh this movie’s PG-13 content issues.

shazam
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Shazam!

Shazam!, like its namesake hero—much like us all, really—is a bundle of contradictions.

Drama
The Best of Enemies

It’s frighteningly easy to hate a group. It’s harder to hate a person.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Captive State

This movie probably looked smarter on paper.

Drama, Romance
Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart is both beautiful and hopeful, problematic and tragic—especially for younger viewers.