Only one of the weekend’s four new releases emerged a success, with two of the other three resigned to be forever known undeniably as flops. Meanwhile, last week’s chart-topper held on to its top spot for a second week. That chart-topper would be Disney’s Zootopia, which grossed as much as ...

A year ago, in mid-January, Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper expanded into wide release and became an instant phenomenon. It quickly assumed its position as the highest-grossing film of 2014 and picked up some major Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. So it makes complete sense that the very same ...

Of the weekend’s three new releases, one clearly stood out as a major hit, one found minor success, and a third was an outright flop. Meanwhile, the two big box office sensations of the past few weeks continued to rake in the dough. The Ice Cube/Kevin Hart comedy sequel Ride ...

American Sniper I'm torn on this one. My first instinct was to grade this slightly higher for what is a gripping, well-acted war movie that explores the toll relentless killing takes on a soldier. However, the politics of this thing make me uneasy. That the film offers an overly simplified, ...