Drama
Novitiate

Novitiate, like many of its characters, walks away from this curious form of faith a bit bewildered, a bit disgusted.

Drama, Romance
Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name celebrates the lie of a culture that’s determined to crown every individual the king or …

Drama
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel Esq. tells us that not only is virtue its own reward, it is, ultimately, the only one.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Justice League

In a year filled with top-flight superhero movies, DC’s answer to Marvel’s Avengers barely gets off the ground.

Comedy
Daddy’s Home 2

Between put-downs, profanity and off-color gags, this movie still manages to say something about how important dads are.

Comedy, Drama
The Florida Project

This movie felt like a tragedy to me: a tiny family slowly drowning—incapable of swimming, unwilling to grab lifelines dangling …

Comedy, Drama
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

British writer/director Martin McDonagh paints a discordant picture here of an awful, provincialized middle America.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor and Hulk have been replaced by two beefy, good ol’ boy jokesters who’d be right at home in a …

Comedy, Drama, War
Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying is a powerful, emotive film. That said, it’s also an extremely profane one.

Comedy, Drama
Lady Bird

This coming-of-age film drills down into the intimate micro-contradictions of life even as it explodes onscreen with many visually problematic …

Comedy
A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas is at times sweet, often silly, but almost constantly salacious.

Comedy, Drama
Suburbicon

The ’50s costumes and scenery look authentic. But then the whole shebang nosedives into something luridly witless, foul and bloody.

Drama, War
Thank You For Your Service

Adam, Solo and Will are more than just statistics. Through story, we see their faces. Feel, in some small way, …

Drama
All I See is You

This film is like a cake made entirely of food coloring. It’s bad, plain and simple.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Jigsaw

This reboot offers another excuse for its makers to mangle human flesh in order to reap box office rewards.