"Emancipation" works best as a gripping action-thriller featuring a powerful performance by Will Smith, but its screenplay hinders it from being anything more.

"Violent Night" is a cyanide-laced sugarplum, a holiday action movie starring David Harbour as Santa that will delight viewers who can get on its wavelength.

An earnestness to the story and the father/son relationship allows "Strange World" resonate far more than the typical animated offering of this type.