Comedy
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

The breakdown between naughty and nice in this predictable, formulaic, raunchy flick is about 95% naughty, 5% nice. And that’s …

Comedy, Drama
Captain Fantastic

Because God is missing here, Captain Fantastic falls short of its idealistic aspirations.

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Legend of Tarzan

This CGI smorgasbord tells what Warner Bros. hopes is a bankable story, but it’s not a great one.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The BFG

Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of this children’s classic is a delightful story contrasted with the specter of a rather macabre fate.

Action/Adventure, Horror
The Purge: Election Year

This is a gruesome psychodrama of class and racial warfare that projects an almost cartoonishly slanted political message.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Independence Day: Resurgence

In Independence Day: Resurgence, love—of country, of home, of others—conquers all, even if aliens destroy much of humanity before we …

Drama
Free State of Jones

Beneath rivulets of blood and lugubrious storytelling are beautiful messages about freedom, equality, self-reliance and the faith that undergirds it …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
The Shallows

The Shallows isn’t just a “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” clone. It actually goes quite a bit deeper than …

Comedy, Mystery/Suspense
Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence takes some sadly predictable detours.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Finding Dory

Dory’s determination to return home, then, becomes a series of teachable moments about loss, parental nurturing, friendship …

Drama, Horror
The Conjuring 2

For Christians who already know God is out there, do they need to face these cinematic demons?

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Warcraft

A film that does live up to its name.

Comedy, Drama
Now You See Me 2

A big-budget sequel that packs a lot more ridiculous and pointless CGI flash up its cinematic sleeves than anything approaching …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows tries to replicate the goofy charm of the original 1987-96 animated TV …

Comedy
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar wittily—but often very crudely—deconstructs the self-absorbed narcissism that traps ego-driven stars in a bubble world of their own creating.