Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ encourages viewers to be better stewards of the planet. But the messages (and the comedy) fall a little …
‘The Pout-Pout Fish’ encourages us to help others no matter what the cost—and to always look for the good in …
‘All You Need Is Kill’ has an inventive premise and some heroic messages—but there’s a lot of animated blood and …
‘Slanted’ applies bloody body horror and teenage rebellion to tell a cautionary tale about a teenage girl’s insecurities regarding her …
‘The Bride!’ is a malformed creation featuring an effervescent, chaotic lead and whole lot of foul, foul mess.
‘The Mummy Returns,’ well, returns to cinemas for its 25th anniversary since release—with all its cobwebbed content, too.
‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ is not a forgettable film. But its content concerns make it a movie …
Would you believe a Dracula movie as a 400-yearslong, doomed-romance story? Yeah, me neither.
Aesthetically, ‘Scarlet’ looks pretty amazing, its powerful imagery and fluid animation filling the screen with wonders. But it trots out …
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ advises its audience to reconsider their screens. Plugged In might say the same of …
‘In the Blink of an Eye’ lauds love and sacrifice as important factors in humanity’s survival. But it also presents …
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’ is a rather clean 1991 action film—even if the original …
‘War Machine’ tortures its PTSD-ridden Army vet protagonist by throwing him in an alien survival situation—one with few redeeming qualities.
‘Arco’ is a beautifully animated, sweet fantasy story—although the film contains a few moments that might give parents pause.
Amazon’s ‘Mercy’ offers audiences a dystopian tale with moments of intense violence and some crude language, too.














