The Prom
In a season filled with new movies celebrating gay identity and acceptance, The Prom is the tiara-wearing Queen of the Ball.
I’m Your Woman
This R-rated thriller’s gratuitous violence and peppering of foul language will make it a hard pass for many viewers.
Wolfwalkers
Artistically and aesthetically, Wolfwalkers wows. But theologically, it has some issues.
The Last Champion
The first half feels like a slow-burn indie movie. The second half feels like The Karate Kid, with wrestling replacing karate.
All My Life
All My Life, as a romance, may work for some. And as I mentioned, it could’ve been worse. But I left with little love for this love story.
Half Brothers
when you add in all of its often diametrically opposed content issues, Half Brothers never coalesces into a satisfying, family-friendly whole.
Mank
Mank illustrates that it’s not just the superficial content that can make a film problematic. Often, issues are hardboiled into the story, too.
Uncle Frank
While Uncle Frank is more nuanced at times than you might expect, its messaging can still feel pretty heavy-handed, too.
Happiest Season
Happiest Season delivers a holiday-themed lesbian romance that predictably appropriates the genre’s formula and feel-good vibe.
Ava
Ava is yet another movie about an assassin with a heart. Maybe it’s not a heart of gold, exactly, but at least a heart of bronze.