Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 23-25, 2015

None of this week’s releases are likely to pull enough box office away from American Sniper to keep it from topping a second week, but if there are two films with a shot, it’s Mortdecai and Strange Magic. Family auds may not be as likely, so I give the edge to Mortdecai.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: A whole lotta “meh” this weekend.
Peter J. Patrick: Nothing being released this week I want to see, ever!
Tripp Burton: The early-year doldrums are upon us…I’m catching up on Oscar nominees this weekend.
Thomas LaTourrette: There are a couple of films that might be good, including Cake, but it also could be a weekend to catch up on the Oscar nominated films.

Jan. 23-25, 2015
	The Boy Next Door (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Mortdecai (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Strange Magic (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Cake (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Lopez fans None	On DVD For Depp fans None	On DVD For Animation fans None	XXXX For Aniston fans
	Never Avoid It None	Never Avoid It None	Never For Lucas Animation fans None	Never For Aniston fans
	On DVD For Thriller fans None	On DVD For Depp fans None	On DVD For Everyone None	On DVD For Aniston fans
	On DVD For Thriller fans None	Never For Everyone None	On DVD For Animation fans A	On DVD For Everyone
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.