Who has time to waste on a bad movie? In this quick and informative guide, critic Chris Barsanti ("Filmology: A Movie-a-Day Guide to the Movies You Need to Know") runs down the 25 movies from 2013 you should seek out-and the 5 worst you should avoid at all costs. This guide to the year in movies also includes Best-Of lists, Honorable Mentions, and DVD reviews. Inside you will find indelible dramas ("Gravity," "12 Years a Slave," "August: Osage County"), hilarious comedies ("Blue Jasmine," "Much Ado About Nothing," "This Is the End"), foreign films ("The Hunt." "War Witch"), idiosyncratic...

Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday reality.
Whether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present, The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to...

Who has the time to waste on a bad movie? In this quick and informative annual guide, critic Chris Barsanti ("Filmology," "The Sci-Fi Movie Guide") runs down the 25 movies from 2014 you should seek out-and the 5 worst you should avoid at all costs, including: Dramas ("Boyhood," "Selma," "Calvary") Comedies ("The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Birdman," "Top Five") Foreign films ("Two Days, One Night;" "Omar") Musicals ("Into the Woods," "20,000 Days on Earth") Indies ("Bird People," "Locke," "Under the Skin") Documentaries ("Life Itself," "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," "Last Days in Vietnam")...

Who has the time to waste on a bad movie? Hundreds of new movies opened in 2015. Nobody has time to see them all. To help you maximize your movie-going opportunities, critic Chris Barsanti runs down the best movies of 2015 that you should make sure to see-and those you shouldn't bother with. In this year's edition of "Eyes Wide Open," you'll find: Dramas ("The Big Short," "Room," "Spotlight," "Clouds of Sils Maria") Blockbusters ("Mad Max: Fury Road," "Inside Out") Science Fiction ('Star Wars: The Force Awakens, ' 'Ex Machina, ' 'The Martian') Foreign films ("Mustang," "About Elly") Indies...

New York the self-proclaimed capital of the world, the largest city in the United States, and is known as a melting pot of immigrants, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park, Wall Street, Broadway, bridges, bodegas, restaurants, museums, and so much more. The "city that never sleeps" is bustling with people, cultural and sporting events, world-class shopping and high fashion, and other tourist attractions that draw in millions visitors from all over the world. The Handy New York City Answer Book explores the fascinating history, people,...

A rich and heartfelt look at a series that rewrote the rules of TV sitcoms