It's described as a smart, suspenseful psychological thriller, but there's nothing smart about it, and as an alleged thriller, when the mysteries are explained in a twist finale, it could use a psychologist of its own.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 20, 2015

Diane Lane is chilling as Alice's shifty mother, and though some of the "secret things" are Law & Order predictable, other revelations will haunt you for days.

Full Review | Original Score: B | May 15, 2015

The mystery-movie-of-the-week premise is buoyed by the evenly detailed performances from the four female leads

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 15, 2015

What went wrong? How did so many talented people devote their time and energy to a film that came out this generic, dull, and flat?

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 15, 2015

The film has enough twists and dark reveals to grab the viewer. But it's Macdonald's sad turn as Alice that eats away at your soul.

Full Review | Original Score: B | May 15, 2015

Despite those credentials from the filmmakers and an excellent cast that includes Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Nate Parker and Dakota Fanning, "Every Secret Thing" feels flat and unfocused.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.0 | May 14, 2015

Crushingly listless and at times as off-putting as a needle scratching vinyl ...

Full Review | May 14, 2015

Nothing is creepier than creepy children and teenagers, and the ones in "Every Secret Thing" are first-rate examples.

Full Review | May 14, 2015

It's a movie so well-cast and meticulous that you want it to be better than it is, but you're left shaking your head, wondering where things went wrong.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 14, 2015

Every Secret Thing has the Bechdel test more than covered. Alas, that's not enough to lift the action out of a rather nerveless ennui ...

Full Review | May 14, 2015

This unnerving mystery doesn't coddle audiences by giving them much to root for. Maybe that's why reviews for the film have been mixed to worse. I say give this toxic valentine to motherhood a chance.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 14, 2015

By the end, its rickety narrative architecture collapses entirely, leaving a lot of good actors stranded in the rubble.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | May 14, 2015

"Every Secret Thing" comes up short.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 13, 2015

"Every Secret Thing" is far less than the sum of its parts.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | May 13, 2015

The most observant movie-watchers, especially those conversant in the language of crime dramas, will see some of the narrative curveballs coming long before the wind-up.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | May 13, 2015

"Some things are easier if you can sleep through them," sleepyhead Dakota Fanning tells Elizabeth Banks's weary detective in what probably amounts to the mission statement posted outside the production trailer for Every Secret Thing.

Full Review | May 12, 2015

Suffused with an air of dread thanks to director of photography Rob Hardy's atmospheric, dark-hued lensing, the film nonetheless never achieves the necessary dramatic tension.

Full Review | May 11, 2015

Despite its name cast, short of a significant re-edit, not much can save what feels like a Lifetime version of The Lovely Bones.

Full Review | May 11, 2015

Elizabeth Banks, traditionally known for her comedic stylings, turns in an understated and intriguing turn as Detective Nancy Porter.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | May 11, 2015

It has a problem that's familiar to competently made, sporadically involving crime procedurals: It's just good enough to inspire wishes that it were better.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 10, 2015