While the Purge films have always been tense bursts of ugly violence, I just can’t with this third one. The Purge: Election Year repeatedly puts a diverse cast of people of color in harm’s way, while white privileged people try to gun them down with semi-automatic weapons. Yuck. Where 2013’s original was economical and claustrophobic, and 2014’s The Purge: Anarchy was world-expanding and relevant, his third installment sees franchise director James DeMonaco ramping up the social, religious, and racial tensions, combining an all-too-real dystopian future with cringing levels of election-year frenzy. It’s about as fun as watching the news. Afterward, I had to watch Chicken Run to stave off despair. by Courtney Ferguson