Contributor: Paul Asay

Oh, Spidey. Tony Stark was right: Your enthusiasm is admirable, but sometimes you could be a little more … prudent.

This movie, like its characters, can seduce to no good end.

Forget nitrous: This film is fueled by iPod. But like Baby himself, the movie runs into plenty of obstacles.

Whatever shortfalls this movie may have, apathy is not among them.

Tupac was a rare talent, no question. But this movie based on his life is barely watchable and rarely edifying.

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.