mass movie
Drama
Mass

Mass is in its own way more difficult to watch than a slasher flick. Here, bodies don’t bleed: souls do.

eternals movie
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Eternals

Marvel’s latest, Eternals, offers a sweeping, syncretistic creation story that’s full of bargain-bin gods but no divinity or transcendence.

a boy with a soda at his parents' bar in The Tender Bar movie
Drama
The Tender Bar

The Tender Bar has some nice family messages—wedged between a lot of obscenities and other tough content.

Ecto 1 driving through field in Ghostbusters Afterlife movie
Action/Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

This sequel to the classic ’80s comedy actioner is exactly what you’d expect—in both good ways and bad.

A well-dressed woman and man dance on a sidewalk.
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Last Night in Soho

Style, nostalgia, and cinematic panache can’t hide this pic’s cringe-worthy levels of content.

woman on a beach in The Lost Daughter movie
Drama
The Lost Daughter

The movie reminds us that motherhood is hard. But watching a bad mother ignore her kids and cheat on her …

a coach talking to a lawyer in National Champions movie
Drama
National Champions

National Champions has passion to spare, but it’s more diatribe than compelling story.

a confused girl with glasses in Encanto movie
Animation, Kids, Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Encanto

Disney’s Encanto revolves around a magical family, even as it reminds us that family might be the most magical thing …

people sitting in the oval office in Don't Look Up movie
Comedy, Satire, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Don’t Look Up

I’d advise families to take a tip from the first two words of this movie’s title: Don’t look.

Lucille Ball on set in Being the Ricardos movie
Comedy, Drama
Being the Ricardos

Being the Ricardos offers us a glimpse of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz that’s a lot grittier than their iconic …

Drama, Horror
Antlers

Antlers symbolically suggests messages about child abuse and environmentalism—all in the context of a very bloody story.

man on a boat in Swan Song movie
Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Swan Song

Swan Song is provocative, meditative and poignant. But its questions ignore some important answers, and it stirs in some unwanted—and …

a girl standing in front of a wrestling monster in Rumble movie
Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Rumble

Rumble teaches its viewers that it’s OK to be different—all without demeaning the importance of dedication or hard work. And …

3 people riding a motorcycle in The Hand of God movie
Drama
The Hand of God

The movie’s content issues are by far The Hand of God’s biggest drawback.

a girl walking her 10 foot dog from Clifford the Big Red Dog movie
Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Clifford the Big Red Dog

A beloved children’s book cartoon character makes his jump to the big screen in Clifford the Big Red Dog.