Drama
Marriage Story

Perhaps the most important message we can take away from Marriage Story is quite simple: Divorce is horrible.

Drama
The Irishman

Director Martin Scorsese’s Netflix-based The Irishman feels a little like a particularly bloody version of Forrest Gump.

Drama, War
The King

For a film that preaches peace so vehemently, there’s an awful lot of fighting going on here. Blood pours by …

Comedy, Romance
Holiday in the Wild

Holiday in the Wild is streaming on Netflix, which seems increasingly willing to borrow Hallmark’s proven rom-com formula.

Drama, Horror
The Lighthouse

This cinematic nor’easter is more disheartening and spiritually oppressive than nearly anything you’re apt to find on a theater screen.

Horror
Countdown

Viewers should consider the terms and conditions of Countdown before going to see it.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Great Alaskan Race

The Great Alaskan Race is not a great movie. But it does tell a great story.

Documentary, Musical
Jesus Is King

This abstract, Gospel-choir worship experience packs an emotional punch that surprised me by how deeply it moved me.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Black and Blue

While the surprisingly earnest message here is refreshing, it’s still submerged in a stew of violence and profanity.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Reliant

The Reliant unapologetically underscores the Second Amendment’s protection of Americans’ right “to keep and bear Arms.”

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Horror
Zombieland: Double Tap

This movie is a pointless joke with a crushed-skull punchline: Like your average zombie, it doesn’t have a single reason …

Comedy, Drama
The Laundromat

The Laundromat pulls back the curtain on a complex system of laws that enables wealthy individuals and corporations to avoid …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Despite its strong redemptive themes, this sequel’s intense-but-sanitized violence might still be too much for sensitive viewers.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Gemini Man

Despite its clever central gimmick, Gemini Man feels a little more tedious and tawdry than it ought.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Addams Family

The filmmakers’ attempt to stitch together a living, breathing, heartfelt story ends up as a crypt full of predictable and …