New Gods: Nezha Reborn

A warrior jumps and a flaming god's face can be seen behind him.

This film’s focus on Eastern spirituality—especially reincarnation—will make it a nonstarter for many Christian viewers.

Arlo the Alligator Boy

Arlo the Alligator Boy and his animal friends sing and dance.

This film about acceptance also embraces thinly veiled visual and verbal nods that reference LGBTQ stereotypes.

Thunder Force

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play two female superheroes clad in black leather, giving each other a knowing look in this photo from the movie "Thunder Force."

These more realistic-looking heroes can go raw in all the wrong ways. Fun? Maybe. For families? Maybe not.

Concrete Cowboy

A man and a young man ride horses through a town.

Concrete Cowboy is a modern redemption tale with an equal number of aces and poison snakes in its boot.

Roe v. Wade

Two men celebrate a victory with a toast.

On Jan. 22, 1973, nine Supreme Court justices made abortion the law of the land in America. It was the culmination of a cultural struggle years in the making. Roe v. Wade tells the story of what many consider the most important case in Supreme Court history. It’s a tale told from an insider’s dramatized […]

Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla and King Kong trade punches while standing on an aircraft carrier.

Kong and Godzilla don’t cuss or make a single inane choice. They just crush and smash things. Over and over and over.

Bad Trip

Bad Trip is a bad movie. Period.

Deadly Illusions

An inescapably trashy movie, with no greater goal than to shock and titillate and further define the word salacious.

News of the World

Tom Hanks and a little girl ride across 1800s Texas in News of the World.

News of the World speaks to the difficulties of relationship, of crossing cultural boundaries to truly meet people and earn their trust.

Savages

This movie’s title is telling: The bad guys are savage. The good guys are savage. But the most brutal, horrific, savage thing of all is the movie itself.