Survivor
This action flick underscores self-sacrifice as it wrestles with how far a person should go to protect others. But low production values, harsh profanities and misogynistic fight scenes mar things.
War of the Worlds
Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise retell the classic H.G. Wells tale in a scary, eye-popping aliens-attack adventure.
Poltergeist
More than three decades later, folks are still not asking home inspectors to check for nearby cemeteries full of angry, desperate, tormented souls.
Where Hope Grows
Where Hope Grows hopes to grow moviegoers’ understanding of intellectual disabilities by showing us a story rather than telling us a lesson.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Moviedom’s best-known dystopian Australian is back. And while he may look a little different, he’s madder—and bloodier—than ever.
Pitch Perfect 2
A cappella vocal arrangements. Smooth. The conversations that surround them? Sloppy.
Hot Pursuit
Here’s a comedy in hot pursuit of crude gags, tired put-downs, vapid sexual nonsense and more than a cursory curiosity about carnal curves.
Noble
Noble tells the true story of Irishwoman Christina Noble, whose Children’s Foundation has now helped more than 700,000 children in Vietnam and Mongolia.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Two worthy suitors and one scoundrel. Guess which one Bathsheba Everdene picks in this cinematic adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 140-year-old classic.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel’s mightiest heroes amass against Stark’s biggest mistake. (And the movie world may never be the same again!)