Autumn Sonata

There has been one new release in the past few months that we were compelled to go see -- "Give Me Liberty." But week in and week out, we check the listings and take a hard pass. Nothing good coming to theaters this Friday, either.

But we're not alone. The Onion AV Club (no relation), just unleashed a string of 12 reviews in a row (and 18 of the last 19) that scored B-minus or less, including one fat F. The dishonor roll (with key indictments noted):

• "Wounds" - C-minus ("solid, if workmanlike, sound design")
• "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" - D+ ("crude and lazy")
• "Jojo Rabbit" - C+ ("treacly, middlebrow")
• "Current War" - C+ ("long-delayed")
• "Frankie" - C+ ("Euro gabfest")
• "Synonyms" - B-minus ("obvious ... allegory")
• "Dark Fate" - C+ ("shares a grim status quo with Terminator 3")
• "The Kill Team" - C+ ("insight is AWOL")
• "No Safe Spaces" - An F for the reactionary spewings of Adam Corrolla and Dennis Prager, who seem to deserve each other. ("'Debate me, you coward' takes movie form.")
• "Black and Blue" - C+ ("generic")
• "Countdown" - D+ ("Will leave you counting down the minutes until you're not watching it anymore")
• "Paradise Hills" - B-minus ("exquisite, flimsy")

 So, it's not just us. It's rough out there.