Blame his weekend's paltry crop of new movies on the studios' strategy of dropping their last Oscar hopes just before the New Year, which is when prestige pics like and Revolutionary Road debuted. Those releases will no doubt eclipse this week's meager options, but let's try to keep up appearances, shall we? Excelsior! more ›

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New York mid-December always smells vaguely of pine and peppermint, despite our recent springtime temperatures. Bring that cozy holiday feeling with you into the cineplex for a couple of new feel-good holiday movies. more ›

We've reached the midpoint of this year's 44th annual New York Film Festival but there's still plenty of stellar cinema to come. Here's a few flicks Gothamist has caught that we've loved. more ›