Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 2-4, 2015

With the very likely weak opening of Woman in Black 2, I’d say The Hobbit has a very good chance of a three-peat.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: I enjoyed the first Woman in Black, but no resemblance does this new film have to that one, so it’s out for me. A Most Violent Year has won a few awards, so it’s definitely on my list.
Peter J. Patrick: The year ends on a hopeful note with the release of two potential Oscar nominees.
Tripp Burton: The last of the Oscar hopefuls are sneaking out, as what looks to be the first bad film of 2015.
Thomas LaTourrette: Advance word on A Most Violent Year is good, but the previews just don’t excite me. However, both it and Leviathan may prove better than their previews.

Jan. 2-4, 2015
	Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Leviathan (12/31/14 Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	A Most Violent Year (12/31/14 Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Horror Fans None	On DVD For Foreign Film Fans F	On DVD For Everyone M,S
	On DVD For Horror Fans None	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts F	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S
	On DVD For Woman in Black Fans None	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts F	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,C,T
	Never For Horror Fans None	In Theaters For Foreign Film Fans F	In Theaters For Thriller Fans M
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography) C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup) T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects) A: Animated Feature D: Documentary Feature F: Foreign LanguageFilm
KEY:	All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation). The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs. Each Person selects makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.