Contributor: Paul Asay

This movie can frank, crass and difficult. But for those who engage with it, Words on Bathroom Walls has something to say.

Don’t look now, but that dusty, deserted, possibly haunted multiplex near you may be getting set to open again. According to Entertainment Weekly, AMC is still on target to open about 100 of its theaters this week. Regal hopes to do so, as well. Comsco …

As you hop across your channels and streaming services, looking for something (anything?) new to watch, you might cross paths with Boys State, a documentary that just hit Apple TV+ today. It’s a fascinating, depressing and oddly inspiring look at polit …

While Fearless has a good heart and a kid-friendly story, frequent bathroom humor stinks up what could’ve been a welcome diversion.

Once the blood starts to fly, this Russian horror film drowns in its own vat of hemoglobin.

Jenny Cooper believes it’s her job to speak for the dead. And the bodies she sees can be, figuratively, quite chatty.

HBO’s rendering of this iconic character is, not surprisingly, a lot darker and grittier than anything we’ve read or seen before.

The central premise here is so ghastly that we should be revolted, not entertained.

This film has moments of insight, wit and even beauty. But that goodness can be overwhelmed with all the badness in play.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman probably won’t go down in history as an all-time classic. But it doesn’t wholly embarrass its predecessor either.

History, they say, is written by the victors. We might also say that history’s written by the entertainers. That’s not necessarily a bad thing—but it does bring its share of asterisks to the party. Take Hamilton, the smash Broadway hit that became anot …

An American Pickle is a little like a pickle itself: A little sour and a little sweet.

Disney+’s new take on the Muppets is funny. But like a closeup of the bags under Waldorf’s eyes, it comes with some unsightly wrinkles.

A likable lead doesn’t redeem this wildly problematic show.

This live-action revamp of Nick’s timeless heroine is not entirely successful.