Before the Academy Awards last Sunday, the two big frontrunners for Best Picture were “Birdman” and “Boyhood.” While it wasn’t a surprise “Birdman” ended up with the big prize, it was a shock the...

Movie fans who pay attention to release dates know that the best movies are usually saved for the end of the year, while mediocre ones fill screens early in the calendar. And outside of the...

Last spring Matthew McConaughey, former romantic comedy “sell-out,” turned his career completely around with a trio of achievements: winning an Oscar for the biopic “Dallas Buyers Club,” playing a...