Contributor: Paul Asay

Kidnap isn’t as bad as it could be, but that doesn’t make it good. This movie’s speed limit is higher than its IQ.

Dunkirk dramatizes the complexity of war—both its horrors and heroism—while admirably not straying beyond the boundaries of a PG-13 rating.

A Ghost Story is not built to frighten. But it may indeed haunt you.

This is indeed a war movie. But in truth, the war it depicts is not fought with spears and guns alone. It’s also about a war of the heart.

I walked into Maudie pretty sure of what it would be: sweet, quirky, problematic in places and inspiring in others. It was all that. But I wasn’t expecting to walk away with a new hero.

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.

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

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

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.

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.