'The Place Beyond the Pines' is a gripping crime drama and 'Room 237' is a unique piece of critical analysis, but 'The Host' falls flat.
The library has a full roster of special events next month as well as its monthly programs.
The burning question is "when?" The answer: 'Nobody knows.'
'Admission' has its charms, but 'Olympus Has Fallen' is a gory 'Die Hard' ripoff.
'The Call' is an effectively creepy low budget thriller, while the well-received indies 'Spring Breakers' and 'Reality' are a bit of a letdown.
'Dead Man Down' and 'Oz, the Great and Powerful' both have praiseworthy elements, but neither film reaches its full potential.
Storm clouds, art, and dancing in this week's best photos.
The exhibit will run through the end of the month and a reception will be held on March 17.
'Stoker' and 'Leviathan' are not as good as you may have heard, while '21 and Over' is just as bad as you might think.
Local artist Diana DeSantis will display 22 of her pieces as well as teach a 12-week course at the society.
'Snitch,' 'Dark Skies' and 'Like Someone in Love' all have merits, but not enough to recommend them.
Find out where you can watch this year's Best Pictures nominees prior to Sunday's Academy Awards show.
Take a look at Patch's picks for who will and should win.
'A Good Day to Die Hard' is a weak entry in the action series, while Chile's 'No' is an engrossing political thriller.
'Side Effects' is an engrossing, twisty thriller, while 'A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III' is stylish, but lacking in substance.
'Bullet to the Head' is an average Stallone action film, while 'Warm Bodies' is more charming than you might think.
'Movie 43' is a complete disaster, while 'Parker' and 'Happy People' are modest successes.
Take a look at Patch's interview with the creator of 'Black Stars of the Great White Way.'
'The Last Stand' and 'Broken City' are modestly amusing, but 'Mama' is a paint by numbers ghost story.
Black History Month event will include performances by a number of Broadway performers.
Both 'Gangster Squad' and 'Struck by Lightning' aren't bad, but merely average.
Find out where this year's nominees are playing in your community.
Check out Bayside Douglaston Patch editor's picks for who will - and should - be nominated in the six top categories.
'Texas Chainsaw 3D' is about as good as you'd expect it to be, while Michael Apted's '56 Up' is the latest chapter in a fascinating experiment.
Event will include work from 35 local artists and a musical performance.
'Django Unchained' is a wild, inventive western from Quentin Tarantino, while 'Les Miserables' is frequently impressive, but exhausting, and 'Promised Land' is a solid 'message movie.'
Take a look at the top 10 best films of the year, 10 runners up and the worst of 2012 from Bayside Douglaston Patch's editor.
'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'Amour' are among the year's best, while 'Not Fade Away' and 'This is 40' are pretty good and 'On the Road' is stylish, but flawed.
'The Hobbit' is enjoyable, but more lightweight than the original 'Rings' trilogy, while 'Lay the Favorite' is a rare misfire for a great director.
Group's president said interest has been on the decline in recent years.
Plaza Theatricals's January show will include popular characters from classic fairy tales.
'Hyde Park on Hudson' is an aimless period piece, while 'Playing for Keeps' is a cliched romantic sports comedy.
Gallery is selling all 107 pieces of work on display in December exhibit.
'Killing Them Softly' is a cynical but clever crime picture as political allegory, while Chile's 'Young and Wild' tries too hard to be controversial.
Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' is a visual and narrative marvel, while 'Rust and Bone' features strong performances, 'Hitchcock' is light and amusing if not revelatory and 'Red Dawn' is a disaster.
'Silver Linings Playbook' is an energetic, off-the-wall romantic comedy, while 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2' is better than its predecessors and 'Anna Karenina' favors style over substance.
Douglaston gallery exhibits work from 96 local artists.
'Lincoln' is Spielberg's best film in seven years and 'Skyfall' marks a triumphant return for James Bond.
'Flight' marks a return to form for Washington and Zemeckis, while 'The Man with the Iron Fists' is a moderately amusing, but mostly forgettable kung fu film.
'Cloud Atlas' shoots for the moon and makes it halfway, but 'The Loneliest Planet' and 'Chasing Mavericks' are just average.