So many adaptations have been done of Mark Twain’s seminal novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequels that Tom and his pal Huckleberry Finn have long since become two of American literature’s most famous characters of all time. In this way, Tom and Huck could be called the ...

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. ...