Review: Ma
Ma, as its title may suggest, is not about a maternal figure. She may seem that way since she's played by Octavia Spencer, who is a...
Review: Instant Family
Instant Family, inspired by the personal experiences of writer-director Sean Anders and his wife, often plays like an extended PSA for...
Review: The Shape of Water
As with Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone before it, Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is a decidedly adult fairy tale that...
Review: Gifted
A return to small-scale filmmaking for director Marc Webb after helming 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel, Gifted is a...
Review: Hidden Figures
As its title suggests, Hidden Figures shines a spotlight on those who deserve to be known and remembered rather than remain historical...
Review: Bad Santa 2
Billy Bob Thornton returns as Willie T. Stokes, the boozing, cussing, thieving, sexed-up, and politically incorrect anti-hero in a Santa...
Review: Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters is a standard but undeniably affecting melodrama that follows two stories. The first is that of award-winning...
Review: The Divergent Series: Allegiant
The latest, and mercifully penultimate, installment of The Divergent series, Allegiant won't certainly entice viewers who are unfamiliar...
Review: Black or White
Black or White is a family drama about race relations that somehow elides the thornier aspects of its subject matter. Well-intentioned...
Review: The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Insurgent, the second installment of The Divergent Series, is a mostly sputtering mess before it coalesces into a propulsive third act....
