Bad Boys for Life Since the first two installments of this franchise, both directed by Michael Bay, were so dreadful, I was not expecting anything from this — but to my great surprise, this one is actually good! Belgian directors Adil and Bilall, in their first Hollywood feature, stick to ...

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 ...

This weekend at the movies will be pretty busy, with three new wide releases to lure audiences. Not one of them looks too appealing to me, though. I plan to focus on catching up with those prestige films from before Christmas that are released all at once, seemingly in an ...