Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Secret Life of Pets 2

For the most part, kids and adults alike will find their hearts tickled and tugged at by this bouncy sequel.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Dark Phoenix

The second big-screen iteration of Jean Gray’s tragic transformation into the Phoenix is a predictably violent, occasionally profane affair.

Comedy, Drama
Late Night

This dramedy’s commitment to its R-rated content will push it out of bounds for many who might otherwise have enjoyed …

Documentary
Chasing Happiness

Happiness isn’t found in fame and fortune.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

This metropolis-mulching monster masher makes superhero-movie destruction look almost dainty in comparison.

Drama, Musical
Rocketman

Even as Rocketman chronicles Elton’s many missteps and shows us his failures, it can’t help but unintentionally celebrate them in …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Ma

When Ma ain’t happy, ain’t no one happy. Including those of us in the audience.

Comedy, Romance
Always Be My Maybe

Even with compelling actors who know how to score a laugh, there’s still plenty of content to work through here.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Aladdin (2019)

This version of Aladdin isn’t “A Whole New World.” But that’s a good thing.

Comedy
Booksmart

Booksmart makes some solid points about friendship and acceptance. But it does so by making the most of its R …

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Brightburn

Like the disturbed alien child at its center, this movie feels bad to its very marrow.

Drama
All Is True

There’s a certain paradox in the title All Is True: This movie about William Shakespeare is largely speculation.

Comedy, Drama, Kids
A Dog’s Journey

This canine sequel is unquestionably of the same breed and straight out of the same litter as the original.

Action/Adventure, Drama
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

The John Wick movies aren’t so much stories as they are ballets of blood.

Drama, Romance
The Sun Is Also a Star

This angst-filled story’s positive themes are drowned out by some harsh profanity, racial slurs and suggestive conversations.