Contributor: Paul Asay

Forget this film’s quart-size protagonist and her whimsical pet pig. Okja is a jarring, unsettling and often difficult-to-watch story.

In an entertainment landscape obsessed with flawed heroes, unlikeable heroes and antiheroes, Diana is—unapologetically—a real hero.

It’s probably too much to ask of this franchise to rein in its bloody ways.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a passable, if still problematic, diversion. But it’s not Camelot. Not even close.

While Chuck’s unlikely moral victory against the great Mohammad Ali might’ve inspired the movie Rocky, this flick is really about how Rocky changed Chuck—and not for the better.

Whether you saw or avoided the original Guardians, that choice will likely inform what you do with Vol. 2, because this sequel flies in the same content universe.

With so much to say, the filmmakers struggled with how to say it, resulting in a confused and rather creepily off-putting story.

We find no cheery life lessons in the unremitting violence of Free Fire. No moral core. No heroes to root for. Just a lot of villains.

The Promise’s painful portrait of the Armenian genocide isn’t an easy one to watch. But the story it tells is worth hearing.

Phoenix Forgotten is not as problematic as many of its horrific peers. But that doesn’t mean it’s worth buying a ticket for.

Tommy’s Honour is a heartfelt, sometimes difficult dramatization of two of golf’s founding fathers.

While this basketball film sometimes stumbles a bit narratively and content-wise, on the court its slam dunk maestros literally soar.

Belko’s real experiment may be on moviegoers: Just how much meaningless death can we stomach? Just how much gore can we endure?

Less a horror film than a moody, sensual thriller, the film delves into realms of the bizarre and forbidden.

The Last Word could use an addendum: This R-rated movie wants to say something, but it seems confused about what that message should be.