Madea represents a kind of no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners justice. She’ll get folks to act “right” even if she has to beat …
Moonlight, as mesmerizing as the movie is, isn’t just filled with problematic content: It gives us a message counter to …
Some funny flicks weave a little too much yuck in with their yuk-yuk. Before you know it, a guffaw becomes …
Everything is much like you’d expect it to be on this ride. The characters. The plot. The peril. The content. …
As this fright flick’s occult mayhem gets predictably unleashed, it quickly falls back on all that evil-spirit-possession, scream-and-die blech that …
The Accountant is violent popcorn fare—an exuberant, illogical action-packed thriller that’s only message is, “Sit down and watch Ben Affleck …
Priceless does an admirable job of helping us see and sense the danger of the carnal world of human trafficking …
The Birth of a Nation is a powerful, convicting tale. But it’s steeped in horrific displays of violence. And it …
While the movie leads us through its mystery via a trailing of crumbs, its problematic content comes at us in …
Denial is anchored by strong acting and even stronger subject matter: The importance of protecting truth and history. And it …
From shrapnel-torn flesh to protruding bones, thundering eruptions to chunks of metal yanked from hideous wounds, this heroic story is …
By PG-13 standards, Masterminds doesn’t push the envelope to the edge in terms of sexual content, violence or profanity. But, …
Tim Burton’s infatuation with the macabre and the grim is very much present here.
This violent remake presents its seven stars as flawed heroes—bad men with good hearts who sacrifice themselves to deal with …
This sequel still feels like we’ve been-there-and-flinched-at-that before.