"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" ultimately becomes something far more deadly than anything found within the games themselves – unnecessary.

"Thanksgiving" proves to be a plodding and thoroughly unenjoyable assault on an audience that may ultimately wish it had opted to stay home and eat leftovers.

A new film claimed the top spot of the box-office weekend as "The Marvels" enjoyed a dominating opening weekend, beating the second-place film by $38.0 million.