Lindsey Bahr

Director J.C. Chandor’s latest feature, “A Most Violent Year,” might sound like just another gun-happy action pic, but the slow-burning drama was actually born out of a staunch reluctance to continue presenting violence as entertainment. And it might never have happened if Chandor hadn’t needed a job.

Mark Wahlberg admits he’s not Hollywood’s go-to guy for teacher roles. In “The Gambler,” he plays the brilliant but troubled English professor Jim Bennett. The role gave Wahlberg particular anxiety.

As silly as “Night at the Museum” is, it also manages to live up to the (unfair) responsibility of being comedy legend Robin Williams’ last role.

This new ‘Annie’ is a charmless and grossly materialistic bore.

Audiences skipped splashy holiday fare like “Unbroken” and “Into the Woods,” choosing instead to see “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”

After three weeks of box office dominance, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1” ceded its reign to “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”

‘Tis the season when many stars are preparing for months-long campaigns with the distant hope of bringing home an Academy Award come February.