The Edge of Seventeen
The problem with The Edge of Seventeen is that it packs noxious teen-movie content into its humor and insight.
Arrival
There’s no Independence Day-like bim-bam-boom here. No little green men or giant robots with laser eyes, either. In fact, this intelligent, multi-layered pic is likely not what you’re expecting.
Shut In
Shut In is a thriller without the thrill, an exercise in jump scenes without the jumps. While it stays within its PG-13 confines, it strays wildly from any sort of logical cohesion.
Almost Christmas
Despite this dramedy’s tender reflections on grief and its strong emphasis on family and forgiveness, the profanity here feels pretty overwhelming for a PG-13 movie.
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge is riveting cinema. But it’s also bloody—as bloody as we’ve seen on screen for a long, long time.
Doctor Strange
Aesthetically, Doctor Strange is a good movie, one of the strongest in the Marvel canon thus far. But is it a good movie? A movie suitable for you or your family? That depends.
Inferno
Inferno is one of those movies where the villain seems determined to launch doomsday through the most convoluted manner imaginable … apparently just to give the hero something to do.
Moonlight
Moonlight, as mesmerizing as the movie is, isn’t just filled with problematic content: It gives us a message counter to what we believe God tells us.
Keeping Up With The Joneses
Some funny flicks weave a little too much yuck in with their yuk-yuk. Before you know it, a guffaw becomes an “Are the kids watching this?” wince. Keeping Up With The Joneses is one of those movies.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Everything is much like you’d expect it to be on this ride. The characters. The plot. The peril. The content. Oh, yes, the content is exactly what we’d expect in a PG-13 actioner.