It’s Oscar weekend! New Year’s Eve for cinephiles. And, between brushing up on Oscars trivia and filling out predictions ballots and spending hours in the kitchen making Academy Awards-themed snacks for the viewing party you’re hosting, there’s very little time remaining to go to the movies this week. But if ...

The winter blues at the movies continue this week, as The three particularly grim-looking new wide releases enter the marketplace. Meanwhile, a notoriously troubled Western finally sees the light of day. The most successful new film will surely be Kung Fu Panda 3, the mega-budget animated sequel from DreamWorks Animation. ...