Contributor: Paul Asay

This is one movie I’d rather not see replicated anytime soon.

Do you know what shape this year’s most diabolical game comes wrapped in? A circle. Actually, nine circles. Abandon hope, all ye who desire to play.

It doesn’t take a Sherlock to deduce that this is a movie to stay far, far away from.

Parents should press pause and thoughtfully consider this film’s negatives before packing up the kids to see this flick.

The Favourite may indeed be a favorite with secular critics and Academy voters. For me? Not so much.

If it wasn’t for all the Nazis, Marwen would be a pretty great place. It has everything a knee-high, World War II-era Belgian village could need: a fountain, a church, a boarding house, a bar. The town’s caretakers—all beautiful, heavily-armed dolls—se …

This dystopian tale could’ve been a little more whimsical and a little less grim—more Wizard of Oz and less Mad Max.

Bird Box won’t be up for any awards, most likely, and it’s R all the way. It didn’t need to be.

For those who want a raw look at Instagram and how it’s impacting teens, Social Animals is as relevant, and as riveting, as it gets.

This darker, bloodier take on Mowgli’s story won’t be for everyone.

Adonis Creed comes to understand what he should fight for—family and friendship and even love—and what he shouldn’t.

Roma remains a deeply affecting work—stunning in its use of light and shadow, resonant in its unassuming storytelling.

Green Book is engaging, funny, moving and even inspiring. It reminds us that race relations are never just black and white.

Despite its impressive pedigree, Widows is ultimately snared in its own web.

This film can be, much like van Gogh’s paintings, beautiful and ugly and deep.