Drama, Sports
Race

An inspiring story and a great reminder that, while we were not all given Jesse Owens’ speed, we were all …

Drama, Romance
The Choice

The Choice dutifully checks every expected box—both the poignant elements and the problematic ones.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Feels a lot like all of its extras: mostly dead.

Comedy
Hail, Caesar!

There’s always more than “surface” to a Coen collaboration.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Finest Hours

Disney’s The Finest Hours feels like an old-fashioned adventure yarn that wants to inspire as much as thrill.

Drama, Horror
The Boy

The story’s super creepy setup makes a notable shift from the dark side, shall we say, to the psychological side …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The 5th Wave

There’s a huge difference between difficult topics and difficult—sometimes gratuitous—content.

Comedy, Drama
The Lady in the Van

Caring is a messy business, the movie tells us, sometimes quite literally. Blessed are those who get their hands dirty.

Drama, Sports
Concussion

This is a message movie, certainly, wearing its cautionary point of view on its toe tag.

Comedy, Drama
Joy

Joy might be reason for, if not joy, then at least a bit of satisfaction.

Comedy
Daddy’s Home

It’s got a good—even earnest—heart when it comes to the never ending demands of fatherhood. But moviegoers are forced to …

Action/Adventure, Drama
In the Heart of the Sea

While the surface story is pretty straightforward, there glides underneath (like the white whale itself) a spiritually tinged parable.

Drama, Sports
Creed

I wish they’d left the profanity and sexual nods on the mat right along with the sweat and the blood. …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is no more a nice movie than Katniss is a nice person. But …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Secret in Their Eyes

Based on an Oscar-winning Argentinean drama, this is a film that’s uncomfortable and sometimes downright difficult to watch.