Boogie

The predictable storyline is as bald as an ancient pair of hightops.

Army of the Dead

Matthias Schweighöfer and Dave Bautista in Army of the Dead

Is this movie terrifying? Not really. Obscenely grotesque? Oh, yeah.

The Woman in the Window

Amy Adams as Anna in The Woman in the Window

Even if a film is predominantly a psychological thriller, like this one, showing physical trauma is a requirement today, it seems.

French Exit

And older woman and a young man ride in the back of a limo.

Based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt, French Exit is a film that wants to be a lot of things but falls short.

My Brother’s Keeper

A soldier salutes during a funeral.

The heart of My Brother’s Keeper beats loud and clear: God loves us all, even when our lives have been touched by terrible tragedy.

Monster

Still of Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Monster

This is a gritty story that asks big questions about perception, truth and humanity.

The Father

An elderly man sits in a chair and talks to his middle-aged daughter.

The Father, of course, is a very sad movie, one that mercilessly marches through the realities of fading by inches.

Limbo

We see four men of Middle Eastern descent standing in front of a house.

Limbo is both silly and serious, delightful and, at times, despairing. That’s not an easy mix to get right.

Triumph

We see an image of two young men wrestling.

Triumph is a story set in the ‘80s about a young man with cerebral palsy who overcame every obstacle thrown his way.