Drama, War
Tolkien

In examining Tolkien’s seminal stories, this movie neglected Tolkien’s own.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

The movie’s wonderfully rendered Pokémon will have young fans of the franchise (mostly) oohing and awing.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
UglyDolls

Like the pink, purpose-driven hero at its core, this movie’s heart is warm, fuzzy and endearing.

Drama
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile delivers a sobering, graphic dramatization of Ted Bundy’s murderous life.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Intruder

The Intruder is a simple, schlocky and salacious diversion, stuffed to its PG-13 gills with as much sex and violence …

Action/Adventure, Drama
El Chicano

El Chicano is, essentially, a Latino-centric superhero story—with the central character being a curious cross between Zorro and The Punisher.

Comedy, Romance
Long Shot

Long Shot is everything you’d expect from an R-rated comedy starring Seth Rogen.

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Avengers: Endgame

This finale reminds us of movies gone by, celebrating the heroes we’ve come to know and giving them, I think, …

Drama, Horror
The Curse of La Llorona

Parents have enough to worry about with their kids now. They don’t need a bogeyman to ratchet up their anxiety …

The Pilgrim’s Progress (2019)

A SNAPSHOT REVIEW John Bunyan’s classic story of spiritual pilgrimage, The Pilgrim’s Progress, is often said to be the second-most …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Kids
Penguins

Another Disneynature win, win.

Drama
Breakthrough

This powerful and true story reminds us that miracles still happen.

Drama
Mary Magdalene

This movie conveniently cherry-picks its sermon points from wherever is most convenient—the Bible, Gnosticism and our own 21st-century ethos.

Drama, Romance
After

What if you knew a romance was all wrong but it felt so right? Would your mind win out over …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Missing Link

This rollicking, stop-motion lark still has some subtle issues that parents need to be aware of.