• How to Be Single

    How to Be Single

    So many romantic comedies feature female protagonists who are professionally successful, intelligent, and educated, but whose entire self-worth is nevertheless determined by whether or not they have a boyfriend. We’ve been trained by years of movies starring Meg Ryan and Sandra Bullock and Kate Hudson to think that a woman’s ...
  • Deadpool

    Box Office Report: ‘Deadpool’ opens huge, shatters records

    Valentine’s Day weekend was one of record-breaking surprises for the second year in a row. Just one year after Fifty Shades of Grey opened to very big numbers and claimed the title of biggest February opening of all time, that record was broken once more — this time by Deadpool. ...
  • The Finest Hours

    What’s New: Weekend of January 29

    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. ...
  • Jupiter Ascending

    Capsule Reviews: February 2015 Wide Releases

    The DUFF Mae Whitman gives a fantastic performance in this sweet, funny film. Many reviewers have called this the next Mean Girls or Easy A — but it's nowhere near as clever or original as those two entries in the teen comedy canon; every beat happens exactly as you'd expect ...