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.

Comedy
The Hustle

While trying to make a statement of sorts about exploited women, this remake mostly exploits crude humor itself in search …

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, Animation, Comedy, Kids
UglyDolls

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

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 …

Drama
Breakthrough

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

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Kids
Penguins

Another Disneynature win, win.

Drama, Romance
After

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

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.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Missing Link

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

Comedy, Romance
The Perfect Date

Netflix’s latest teen-focused movie isn’t a perfect date, per se, but it’s not the worst, either.