Dustin Hoffman

Actor Dustin Hoffman has jumped into the fray on the Oscar controversy, where the host Chris Rock accused the Academy of racism against blacks.

The Epoch Times film critic sifts through the 38 big screen offerings of January 2016, and picks five. The choices are based on which movies will have the most visibility and potential to impact culture, especially (but not always) in a positive way, and collates some critique excerpts from fellow reviewers from other news publications.