Drama
BlacKkKlansman

For the most part, BlacKkKlansman reflects upon the disturbingly vile mindset of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Meg

This fishy tale is essentially Jaws on CGI steroids.

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Slender Man

Slender Man is just a bad movie, and bad in every possible way.

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dog Days

This is a really tame romcom with lots of dogs. It’s not a dog movie for kids, in my estimation.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The Spy Who Dumped Me

Anyone who buys a ticket to this R-rated Bond-ish spoof will need some kind of super-spy tech to get through …

Comedy, Drama, Kids
Christopher Robin

This film wasn’t made just for kids. It was made for us—the adults who fret about our own Very Important …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Darkest Minds

A one-dimensional setup with one-dimensional relationships, one-dimensional heroes and a lot of dead kids.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Mission: Impossible – Fallout

This breakneck cinematic blender is set to “liquefy,” the top is off, and you’re the main ingredient.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies

Families who choose to cope with its inane gags will find a flick that delivers some solid messages about what …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Unfriended: Dark Web

Dark Web delivers a deeply creepy cautionary warning—albeit in the trappings of a relatively restrained R-rated horror movie.

Comedy, Musical
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The moral potholes in this sequel once again present this musical’s most off-key moments.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Equalizer 2

The movie’s well-meaning messages are undercut, sometimes literally, at every turn.

Comedy, Drama
Blindspotting

While we can’t turn a blind eye to Blindspotting’s excesses, neither can we turn away from its multilayered message.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation isn’t a perfect family film. But it’s still a pretty sweet one on many levels.

Comedy, Drama
Eighth Grade

All the awkwardness of early adolescence is here. Yet, it left me wondering why so much of it had to …