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
Little

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

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.

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.

Drama, Romance
Five Feet Apart

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

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

This movie probably looked smarter on paper.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel suffers from its hero being too big and the film being too little.

Comedy
A Madea Family Funeral

This feels like the most crass Madea movie of them all.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Alita: Battle Angel

Alita feels both more adult and, in some ways, less mature than your typical PG-13 actioner.