Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep doesn’t just want to scare you: It wants to shock and even sicken you.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Arctic Dogs

Despite its storytelling issues, as well as toilet humor and mild innuendo, Arctic Dogs delivers some solid messages for kids.

Documentary
Miss Americana

This documentary gives fans a close-up glimpse of Taylor Swift’s beliefs.

Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Parasite

Whatever warmth and hope we find here is buried under seriously troubling behavior.

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Terminator: Dark Fate

Unlike the last two PG-13 flicks in this franchise, Dark Fate ratchets things back up to R-rated levels.

Drama
Harriet

Harriet Tubman, as this film portrays so beautifully, was a force to be reckoned with.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn aspires to be a retro-noir thriller along the lines of 1974’s Chinatown.

Comedy, Drama
Troop Zero

For a PG-rated flick about empowering children, this Amazon Studios original felt far more mature than its previews let on.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids
Togo

It is compelling, engaging and riveting from start to finish.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
6 Underground

Michael Bay’s Netflix debut is little more than endless explosions, an unbelievable plot and explicit content. Oh, and Ryan Reynolds.

Drama
The Islands

The Islands chronicles a chapter of history about a group of missionaries who brought the Gospel of Christ to Hawaii.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Aeronauts

Apart from some lightning-flashing, balloon-crashing and self-sacrificial peril, the content load here is as light as a feather.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Romance
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

The heart of Netflix’s latest Christmas Prince film centers on the importance of family.

Drama
The Two Popes

The Two Popes proves that you don’t need to embrace egregious content to craft a thoughtful and engaging film.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Knight Before Christmas

This Netflix original emphasizes the value of a pure heart as well as the virtues of kindness, hope, determination, compassion, …