Contributor: Paul Asay

Grace is found here. But for our purposes, it’s bought with a price.

Perhaps the most important message we can take away from Marriage Story is quite simple: Divorce is horrible.

Director Martin Scorsese’s Netflix-based The Irishman feels a little like a particularly bloody version of Forrest Gump.

While the surprisingly earnest message here is refreshing, it’s still submerged in a stew of violence and profanity.

The Great Alaskan Race is not a great movie. But it does tell a great story.

Despite its clever central gimmick, Gemini Man feels a little more tedious and tawdry than it ought.

Joker begs for a hero. It gives us a clown. Gotham seeks salvation and finds only blood.

We’ve been treated to some provocative sci-fi films recently, from Gravity to Interstellar to Arrival. Ad Astra aims for the same orbit.

You can’t keep a bad clown down. And Pennywise is a very, very bad clown.

For fans of the sport, or those who like to see nice guys finish first for a change, you could do worse.

One Child Nation is a powerful, difficult and in some ways contradictory documentary.

This drama tells us that we were made for something. And when we find and pursue that purpose, we’re better able to serve the people around us.

I think sharks would enjoy 47 Meters Down: Uncaged more than humans might.

For those who can navigate its issues, Brian Banks offers a cinematic rarity: Grounded, real-world inspiration.

It almost seems like it was made for Plugged In to say, “Hey, what a great family movie. Go watch.” Almost.