Movies & Features

The Zookeeper's Wife extols the actions of a husband-and-wife zookeeping team who use their zoo as a way station for Jews during World War II. But as admirable as these characters are, the film assumes familiarity with the stakes of the drama rather than generating pathos convincingly through the narrative.

In a futuristic world where humans can be “enhanced” and nothing is quite what it seems, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is a “miracle”—a human brain in a machine body. Maybe her lack of an actual heart explains why this visually stunning movie fails to connect on an emotional level.

Despite the absurd source material, Power Rangers manages to create a story that's fun, thrilling, and at times, even poignant. Whether you're an old fan or simply looking for an enjoyable pastime, this movie won't disappoint.

A delightful live-action retelling of a much-loved story, Beauty and the Beast looks like a picturebook come to life with music and dancing. Yes, there is a controversy, but judge that for yourself and for your family. 

A spectacular monster movie that gives you everything you're looking for from a popcorn adventure: shocks, laughs, and thrills, all impressively rendered on a huge big budget scale. Some scares really push the PG-13 limits, as does brief strong language, but this is a well-crafted thrill ride interested in pushing only one agenda: fun. (Even the post-credits bonus sequence is worth waiting around for.)

Like the book it's based upon, this cinematic story about a grieving man encountering God is almost certain to stir up controversy among Christians.

I imagine the pitch meeting for Collide went something like: “We’ll crash as many cars as possible in 90 minutes, hire a couple of great actors to ham it up, and maybe no one will notice the gaping holes in the plot." It kind of works but… not really. Wait to rent this one. You won’t wait long.

Priceless does an admirable job of helping us see and sense the danger of the carnal world of human trafficking while still steering visually clear of its true horrors. It's a well-acted and involving story that should continue to help raise awareness about his important social justice issue.

Raises some interesting ideas about trust, sacrifice and purpose, but not even an international cast led by Matt Damon can compensate for an overall failure of imagination in this slack, detached story.

Everything is still awesome in this spinoff to 2014's The Lego Movie. Will Arnett's Batman has gone from side character to main hero, and the results are as inspired and fun as fans have been hoping.

A United Kingdom is the story of a real-life relationship more surreal than fairy-tale. Set against a post-WWII backdrop of Apartheid, colonialism and political gymnastics, the film's core contains a simple message: love conquers all.

The Space Between Us is an intermittently stirring look at different types of parenthood as seen through the eyes of an orphaned boy born and raised on Mars. It's also a teen romance that travels across the solar system to Earth, where it settles into a more conventional, even bland, chase narrative.

Christian viewers might struggle with the concept of this gentle family film built around the idea that a dog can die repeatedly and be reincarnated as another dog over and over again. Whatever its charms, the film's underlying idea makes it hard to fully recommend.

With a degree of charm and self-parody, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone overcomes a few early clumsy spots to become something of a touchstone in the evolution of faith-based filmmaking. Offering a sometimes-inconsistent but mostly fulfilling blend of humility, romance and yes, resurrection...

The story of how Ray Kroc took a small walk-up hamburger stand and turned it into the McDonald's we know is fascinating. Keaton's performance is outstanding and the visuals are terrific (golden arches!). But Happy Meals don't mean happy endings; this tale of unbridled greed may leave a bad taste not even crispy fries can take away.

Monster Trucks is a goofy, family-friendly monster movie that manages to be mildly charming despite its flaws. While it’s hardly E.T. for this generation, it's entertaining enough.

With a riveting first half and probing questions about family, Lion's careful attention to life’s cruelty balanced with an inspiring tenderness and optimism make it a strong motion picture.

It’s not the best Star Wars movie ever, but it’s certainly not the worst. This “non-series” prequel to Episode IV offers plucky characters, impressive sci-fi action, a fair number of laughs and enough nods to the original to keep Star Wars fans happy until the next installment in the series comes out.

A powerful story of love and loss. The acting is as good as you'd expect and the story is much more interesting than the trailer suggests. Making the most of its 94 minutes, this one presses a lot of emotional buttons but will leave you feeling good. And maybe a little sad. But a good sad (it's complicated).

La La Land features just enough content to merit its PG-13 rating and to remind us that we're living in the 21st century. But apart from a handful of harsh profanities and a cohabitating couple, this song-filled, cynicism-free romance is about as old-fashioned as it gets these days.