Which movie is the odds on favorite to win Best Picture, and which actor and actress will reign as the king and queen of the silver screen for the rest of the year?

It’s a snappy and flashy gangster comedy, filled with hilarious and profane dialogue that’s outlandish and repeatable, just not in mixed company.

It isn’t the most sophisticated film that you’ll find in theaters, but if you like action films, you’ll likely feel you got your money’s worth.

Expertly crafted and beautifully shot, the latest effort by writer-director Sam Mendes can only be described as a two-hour journey through the hell that was World War I.

Sandler gives an Oscar-worthy performance as the film’s hard-luck anti-hero, who never understands when to leave well enough alone.

Maybe it’s just too much of a good thing.

Here’s a list of several highly anticipated films that will be opening before the New Year.

No matter how you might classify the movie, it was as fun a night as I’ve had at the theater in quite a while.

The film is ultimately uplifting, but there is an underpinning of melancholy that also fits into the Christmas season.

While the film, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, won’t go down as one of my personal Disney favorites, the laughs and animation probably make it the best bang for a family’s bucks currently in the theater.

It’s a polished piece of film-making that makes for a very entertaining night at the movies.

The craft behind its production is impeccable. I could see Dafoe getting another Best Supporting Actor nomination.

It’s a must-see for Springsteen fans, but the mileage may vary for others because the film contains only the tunes from the new album and none of his classics.

Even the most intriguing historical lore doesn’t necessarily make for the best source for big-screen drama.

The Zombieland sequel is probably on par with the original, and even if it slipped a bit, the winning cast has such strong chemistry that 10 years later, it’s still fun to watch their apocalyptic antics.

When Hollywood decides to reboot an old property to cash in on nostalgia these days it opts for one of two choices…

Not enough can be said about Phoenix’s performance which completely carries the film. The journey his character traverses begins at achingly awkward and ends in stone-cold madness.

The film has enough charm, humor, and lovely imagery to make it an enjoyable and somewhat educational family movie if you are a fan of animation.

The movie’s aesthetics and pacing will remind film buffs of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, but the film’s basic plot is much more in tune with Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.

Great source material, a talented cast, and an artful crew doesn’t always add up to a wonderful movie.

King’s novel and the two films are scary because the fear is generated from a foundation of real-life terror many kids face each day from bullies and abusers at home, at school, and in every other walk of life.