Matthew Monagle

Childhood trauma dominates this year’s narrative short list

Childhood possession horror leaves us in two minds

Religion and horses are insufficient therapy for this abuse drama

The Arthurian myth retold as an entertaining allegory for the hope of youth

Six actors in search of an exit

The underwater superhero brings long-awaited color to DC’s films

Dystopian YA adaptation relies on spectacle over character

Diabolical horror in the morgue is DOA

Dark family drama works, but was better as a book

Stunning AIDS drama looks beyond the disease and into grief

Adoption comedy is rocky but charming