Drama
True to the Game

Does True to the Game critique gangsta culture? Or exploit and glorify it?

Action/Adventure, Drama
Birth of the Dragon

Birth of the Dragon unexpectedly illustrates some important spiritual truths in a story that otherwise plays fast and loose with …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Good Time

Good Time is filled with sex, violence, drug use and language, making the movie’s title an obscenely ironic statement.

Drama
All Saints

How does God move us to embrace His purpose for our lives?

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Leap!

Leap! tells a story that feels like so many others we’ve seen before. (Especially from Disney.) But its familiarity doesn’t …

Action/Adventure, Comedy
The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Think Deadpool, only with hired assassins, Russian thugs and nobody in spandex.

Comedy, Drama
Logan Lucky

Now, I don’t have anything against a clever caper movie, and this one’s pretty clever. But we must remember the …

Drama
The Glass Castle

The story of Jeanette Walls’ family is an achingly poignant one, exposing deep imperfections amid remarkable beauty.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

This sequel’s emphasis on hard work and working as a team could give moms and dads something substantive to discuss …

Drama, Horror
Annabelle: Creation

Even though it acknowledges the need for God to confront spiritual evil, its problems are still legion.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
Kidnap

Kidnap isn’t as bad as it could be, but that doesn’t make it good. This movie’s speed limit is higher …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Wind River

Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation is depicted here as a place where the vulnerable are at the mercy of the …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Western
The Dark Tower

We find a strong dramatic proclamation made that even the most powerful of evil can be faced down by the …

Drama
Detroit

Detroit delivers an unblinking portrait of unhinged racism.

Comedy, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Descendants 2

Disney Channel’s second film in this franchise again dives into to surprisingly significant themes involving love and acceptance.