In place of F/X-heavy actions sequences, the film focuses on Katinss’s own scarred psyche as she allows herself to be used as a propaganda tool by the District 13 rebellion, as well as her own concern ...

If the first two “Hunger Games” movies were about reality TV and other bread-and-circuses distractions used by governments to keep the populace in line, “Mockingjay, Part 1” more explicitly examines ...

The Hunger Games books are great, and the movie adaptations are almost as good. Unfortunately, the films don't peak in the same places as the books, with the adaptations even ruining the best parts in ...

If I were given only one word to describe both halves of Mockingjay, the final chapter in The Hunger Games series, I would choose the word “consequences.” Katniss Everdeen’s story can’t be tied up in ...

If you were expecting Mockingjay, Part 2 to be just like the previous films in The Hunger Games series, think again — unlike its predecessors, the final movie in the franchise is no games, and all ...

Samantha Highfill is an executive editor at Entertainment Weekly, where she's worked for more than 12 years covering television. No, it’s not often that the third film is the best in a given trilogy, ...