Ava fumbles its attempt to mix the standard globetrotting assassin formula with an intense family drama. A cliché-ridden script with clunky dialogue devolves into a bullets and beatdowns soap opera. Jessica Chastain is formidable as always in a brutally physical lead performance. Her tremendous effort and all-star ensemble cast aren’t enough to rescue the film.

Antebellum captures the horrific brutality of slavery, but fails to be compelling in any other regard. The graphic imagery and violence is distressing. Scene after scene of beatings, lynchings, and rape evoke visceral reactions. The film attempts to draw parallels between America’s greatest sin and its continuing effect on modern society. The leaden script fumbles

The song that saves the universe. The entire narrative backbone of Bill and Ted has always rested on, and is rooted in this idea. The Two Great Ones are not just tasked with uniting humanity. In Bill & Ted Face the Music, the Wyld Stallyns must create a singular piece of music that keeps the

The Devil All the Time is a dark and twisted backwoods thriller with a sensational ensemble cast. The film is an adaptation of the novel by Donald Ray Pollock, who pulls double duty as narrator. The plot follows several disparate characters over three time periods between two rural towns, Knockemstiff, Ohio (an actual place), and