little brother
Comedy
Little Brother

The nice messages in Netflix’s ‘Little Brother’ are completely overshadowed by the film’s raunchy comedy, foul language and more.

sergeant york
Biography/History, Drama, Romance, War
Sergeant York

‘Sergeant York’ is a classic film about redemption, faith and courage. It’s equal parts patriotic and spiritually resonant.

Comedy, Romance
Voicemails for Isabelle

Netflix’s ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ is often sweet, sometimes funny and, all too often, problematic as well.

in the hand of dante
Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
In the Hand of Dante

Netflix’s ‘In the Hand of Dante’ feels like a pretentious, smirkingly shocking, absolutely vacuous puddle of goo.

Drama
Color Book

‘Color Book’ has some quiet and wonderful moments in its black-and-white palette. Too bad there are some off-color language bits, …

Animation, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act

The threat of abstracting is real in ‘The Amazing Digital Circus.’ Parents will note that some of the content here …

pressure
Biography/History, Drama, War
Pressure

‘Pressure’ takes us into a little-known wrinkle in perhaps history’s most documented war, and it does so with fewer content …

Action/Adventure, Thriller
Deep Water

‘Deep Water’ is essentially two disaster movies rolled up in one. Squinting heroism and bloody carnage abound.

mr. smith goes to washington
Comedy, Drama
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

When an idealistic guy goes to Washington, he finds that the government isn’t as upright as he thought. But the …

mortal kombat ii
Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Mortal Kombat II (2026)

‘Mortal Kombat II’ is a faithful adaptation of its video game source material—which means lots of blood-soaked butchery.

michael
Biography/History, Drama, Music
Michael

‘Michael’ covers Michael Jackson’s rise to superstardom with much more style than substance—and a few content issues, too.

Comedy, Romance
Office Romance

Netflix’s ‘Office Romance’ could have been a cute romcom, but it chose to violate the zero-tolerance policy in far too …

Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the Grey

‘In the Grey’ feels a lot like ‘Mission Impossible’ with a dash of ‘Oceans 11’ sprinkled in. Except there’s a …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Western
Is God Is

For all its epic pretensions, ‘Is God Is’ feels hollow and half-made; a revenge thriller painted with merely the trappings …

Drama, Horror
Hokum

As a horror flick, ‘Hokum’ works. But it won’t work for everyone. It’s a film that even adults should walk …