Drama, Western
The Sisters Brothers

As this movie suggests, gold ain’t the only thing that can do bad things to our souls.

Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Smallfoot

This film—with its stone-carved laws that turn out to be lies—could well be interpreted in some subversive ways.

Drama, Romance
Life Itself

Life Itself is both beautiful and tragic.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
Assassination Nation

This film is literally about showing the worst in all of us, and as explicitly as seems possible.

Drama, Horror, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

One can only hope that wise parents are scared away from this freaky flick … long before their kids are.

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Though Sierra Burgess isn’t a loser, this movie still has some “loser” moments mixed amid its themes of self-acceptance.

Drama
White Boy Rick

This movie feels messy in every which way.

Drama, War
Unbroken: Path to Redemption

God wasn’t far from Louis Zamperini. And just when he thought he’d lost it all, he found hope in the …

The Predator

Quinn McKenna is a Special Forces guy who’s very effective behind a sniper scope and hair trigger. If you want …

Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
A Simple Favor

Despite some compelling cinematic moments, what we end up with here is basically Gone Girl-lite.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Nun

Along with its spirituality, The Nun invites a whole host of supernatural grotesquerie to the party.

Drama, War
God Bless the Broken Road

This Christian film realistically explores the gritty, grief-filled aftermath of a terrible loss.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Peppermint

This flick is a horribly written 102 minutes of bloodletting and spewed foul language.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Little Stranger

This film blends its eerie atmospherics with brief moments of terrible, frighteningly realistic bloodshed.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Searching

This cautionary thriller unspools via security cameras, iPhones, Macbooks, YouTube videos and social media messages.