Comedy, Drama, Romance
Laggies

To lag, meaning to fall or stay behind. That’s what Keira Knightley’s done in this quirky, indie dramedy. But the …

Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A washed-up movie star tries to find a second life as a serious stage actor. But his superhero alter ego …

Drama, War
Fury

Brad Pitt’s World War II tank warfare movie rubs our cinematic faces in two hours of grimy, dirty, charred-flesh misery.

Comedy, Drama
Dear White People

A rumination on race relations at a fictional Ivy League school, Dear White People wants to give us something important …

Drama, Romance
The Best of Me

This overwrought romance gives us, of course, two likable lovers—and a really problematic love story.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Godzilla

You just can’t keep a good monster down—not when he’s 350 feet tall. And now Japan’s favorite destroyer of cities …

Drama, Musical
Whiplash

Andrew Neiman’s determined to become one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time. To get there he’ll have to …

Drama
The Judge

This judge-accused-of-murder tale is far less about legal entanglements and more about an estranged father and son searching for reconciliation.

Comedy, Drama
St. Vincent

St. Vincent didn’t convince me of Vincent’s sainthood. But it does remind me that people are so much more than …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Dracula Untold

A new dimension of the ancient monster Dracula is being exposed to the sunlight. Was he really just a misunderstood …

Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
One Chance

Beyond a few notes about content, there are some movies that you shouldn’t know too much about going in. And …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Gone Girl

This adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel is filled with enough graphic content to earn the strongest warning Plugged In …

Drama, War
The Good Lie

Much like the 2006 award-winning documentary God Grew Tired of Us, this drama grabs Americans by the collar.

Drama, Horror
Annabelle

Threatened babies, ceiling-crawling demons, screeching occultists and bloody suicides do not a watchable movie make. Even in the horror genre.

Drama
Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children is not a fun movie. It is not a “good” movie. It is, for lots of …