Drama
Honey Boy

This former child star’s path to redemption is obviously a painful one, filled with excesses and extremes onscreen.

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.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Great Alaskan Race

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

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.

Horror
Countdown

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

Documentary, Musical
Jesus Is King

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

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.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Reliant

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

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, 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 …

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 …