'Total Recall' is an unnecessary remake, while '360' is a multi-character drama with some decent performances, but no unifying theme.
'Beasts of the Southern Wild' is a dazzling debut with a remarkable breakout performance, while 'Magic Mike' and 'Ted' are fun summer movies.
'21 Jump Street' is one Hollywood's funnier comedies of late, while 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home' and 'The Kid with a Bike' are solid efforts from two pairs of indie film brothers.
"Contraband" could give you smuggler's blues and "The Devil Inside" is mercifully short.
Read Douglaston Patch's picks for the top 10 films of 2011 as well as lists of runners up and the year's worst.
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" is a standard Hollywood sequel, while "Carnage" is a funny, but minor, addition to Roman Polanski's body of work.
"Young Adult," "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin" focus on emotionally traumatized characters.
Queens Theatre in the Park hosts stage production of the classic Capra film.
Fake gunfire and actors in police uniform will be active on Selfridge Street Wednesday.
Michelle Williams captures Monroe's essence in 'My Week with Marilyn,' while 'Shame' is a haunting tale of addiction.
‘A Dangerous Method’ is a cerebral story set during the early days of psychoanalysis, while ‘Hugo’ and ‘The Artist’ pay loving homage to cinema’s past.
Tickets are on sale for the Dec. 18 show at the Colden Auditorium.
'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part I' has nothing at stake, while 'The Descendants' is a rare treat for adults and 'Tyrannosaur' is a bleak portrait of two troubled souls.
Clint Eastwood's 'J. Edgar' is a fascinating portrayal of a controversial figure's public image and Lars von Trier's 'Melancholia' is a gorgeous, apocalyptic vision.
'Tower Heist' steals a few laughs, but stoner comedy 'Harold and Kumar' is a bad trip.
'In Time' and 'The Rum Diary' are mediocre, but indie romance 'Like Crazy' is a charmer.
Check out Patch's picks for the scariest films to watch this holiday.
What's playing Halloween weekend?
"The Thing" does not live up to John Carpenter's 1982 film of the same name, while Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In" is a creepy delight and "Texas Killing Fields" is an average police procedural.
George Clooney's "The Ides of March" and Andrew Haigh's "Weekend" cover familiar ground, but feature solid directing, writing and acting.
What's up on the silver screen this weekend?
"Drive" is a dazzlingly stylish crime thriller, while "Restless" works more often than not and "Straw Dogs" just misses the mark.
Steven Soderbergh's eerie 'Contagion' and Vera Farmiga's thoughtful 'Higher Ground' kick off fall season on a high note.
Espionage tale 'The Debt' and found footage horror film 'Apollo 18' are average outings, while 'Shark Night 3D' lacks bite.
'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' delivers a few jolts, but is a mostly familiar creaky house horror movie.
Check out Patch's list of 50 movies across seven categories that will be released between September and New Year's Eve.
Performances elevate the average "Fright Night" and the likable "One Day," while Spanish film "The Last Circus" is sheer lunacy.
Solid performances give 'The Help' a boost, but '30 Minutes or Less' feels like two hours.
What will you be viewing on the big screen this weekend?
What do Cowboys, Aliens and divorce comedy have in common? Not much.
'Captain America' is a better-than-average superhero picture, while 'The Myth of the American Sleepover' and 'Another Earth' find inspiration in familiar storylines.
'Harry Potter' ends on a magical note, while 'Tabloid' and 'Project Nim' shed light on strange subjects.
'Horrible Bosses' is a moderately funny, but unnecessarily crass, shock comedy and 'Zookeeper' is a dopey yuk-fest aimed at children.
'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' and 'Aurora' are endurance tests on opposite sides of the cinematic spectrum, while 'Larry Crowne' has its charms.
'Cars 2' is an enjoyable - if not classic - Pixar film, while 'Bad Teacher' is good for a few laughs
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"Green Lantern" is a Standard Comic Book Picture, But "Beginners" is a Charming, Character-Driven Film
"Super 8" is an Enjoyable Spielberg Homage, but Jean-Luc Godard's Latest is a Failed Experiment.
'X-Men: First Class' rejuvenates comic book genre.
Artist's designs are as versatile as they are alluring.