Comedy, Drama
Rental Family

‘Rental Family’ showcases a struggling American actor playing rent-by-the-hour roles in Japan. It’s a funny and thoughtful pic but with …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Stitch Head

‘Stitch Head’ is a slapstick comedy/horror flick aimed at kids. But there are meaningful messages about familial love and friendship, …

Crime, Thriller
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ brings back the magical Horsemen for a new abracadabra scheme. That’s not to …

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Biography/History, Comedy, Drama
Nouvelle Vague

This biopic of Jean-Luc Godard and his French New Wave fellows is well crafted, but it contains some vexing content …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
In Your Dreams

‘In Your Dreams’ features the Sandman, and though it offers nice messages, they’re dampened by its god-like depiction of the …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
The Running Man

‘The Running Man’ comes with lots of action and some satirical jabs. But it’s loaded with plenty of bloody sucker …

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Biography/History, Drama
Soul on Fire

John O’Leary makes some poor choices in ‘Soul on Fire.’ But it reminds us that we can learn and grow …

Drama, Musical
Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)

“Kiss of the Spider Woman” is a musical remake of an Oscar-winning film. But juxtaposed with all the dancing are …

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Biography/History, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Roofman

‘Roofman’ has Channing Tatum crank up the nice guy charm, but it’s a pretty vapid waste of time that sends …

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Predator: Badlands

‘Predator: Badlands’ is the most navigable film in the Predator franchise. But given the franchise’s problematic history, that’s not saying …

Biography/History, Drama, War
Nuremberg

‘Nuremberg’ transports moviegoers back to difficult historical truths—but with deeper thoughts on the reality of evil.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Good Fortune

‘Good Fortune’ take a derivative glance at our not-so-wonderful lives. It comes up a few bells and angel wings short.

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Drama, Horror, Satire, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro fulfills a longstanding wish and brings the story of Frankenstein to the screen. But his film might …

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Horror
Black Phone 2

With a disturbing story filled with gory violence—much of which is perpetrated against children—families will want to leave ‘Black Phone …

Action/Adventure, Biography/History, Drama, Sports
The Smashing Machine

‘The Smashing Machine’ is an inconsistent, unrewarding story. Viewers are pounded to the mat with foul language, drug use and …