Drama
The 33

The fact that all 33 miners made it out of the mine is something of a miracle. And this movie …

Comedy, Drama
Love the Coopers

It’s not Bad Santa, thankfully. Not even close.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Spectre

Spectre’s conspicuous turn to the past also gives us a new opportunity to notice how Bond has changed over the …

Drama
Brooklyn

It’s a cinematic construct that relishes taking long, easy moments to just study actress Saoirse Ronan’s serene face, watching her …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Bridge of Spies

His is a story with a moralistic flare that might have stumbled in lesser hands.

Drama
The Martian

Sometimes it takes a dead planet to make us appreciate the value of a single life.

Drama
The Walk

It just goes to show you that you don’t need a lot of R-rated content to make a pretty thrilling …

Comedy, Drama
The Intern

The Intern does some good work. But it never finishes the job.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

An overlong frenetic freefall of a film that, for all its action, feels surprisingly bereft of drama.

Drama
Captive

Families may feel the film depicts more of Ashley’s and Brian’s sinfulness than they want to see. But this difficult …

Comedy, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Visit

Before you know it, the zest of an original perspective explodes against the screen in predictably wincing and foul and …

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

It feels strangely cynical, and its pseudo aversion to cursing—while welcome—can’t completely ameliorate the moral hole at its core.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Hercules

No matter how you parse these spiritual musings, though, there are plenty of other reasons not to see Hercules.

Comedy, Drama, Musical
Ricki and the Flash

This is a story that, in its own damaged way, is about family, healing and grace. It’s about how the …

Comedy, Kids, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Descendants

Descendants offers some great lessons on the power of love, second chances and the acknowledgement that we’re all worthy and …