Archive for December, 2012
Best of 2012 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• December 31, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 2012, 2012 in film, 2012 in movies, 21 Jump Street, Aksel Hennie, Alan Silvestri, Alexandre Desplat, Alicia Vikander, Amour, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Argo, Aubrey Plaza, Ava DuVernay, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Benoit Delhomme, best of 2012, best of 2012 in film, Caroline Champetier de Ribes, Celeste & Jesse Forever, Chris Butler, Christopher Walken, chronicle, Claudio Miranda, Cloud Atlas, Cosmopolis, Dan Romer, dane dehaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dario Marianelli, Dariusz Wolski, David Cronenberg, Denis Lavant, Drew Goddard, Dwight Henry, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Emily Blunt, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, Ezra Miller, Fred Avril, Gina Gershon, Headhunters, Helen Hunt, Henry Jackman, Holy Motors, Janusz Kaminski, Jason Clarke, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, Jon Brion, Joss Whedon, Kara Hayward, Kathryn Bigelow, Keira Knightley, Killer Joe, Kristen Stewart, Lana Wachowski, Lawless, Leos Carax, Les Miserables, Liam Neeson, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Looper, Lorraine Toussaint, Magnus Borjeson, Marc Streitenfeld, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Mark Ruffalo, Martin McDonagh, Michael Fassbender, Middle of Nowhere, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Moonrise Kingdom, Nick Cave, On The Road, Paranorman, Patrick Doyle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prometheus, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rashida Jones, Rian Johnson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Yeoman, Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Rust and Bone, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sally Field, Sam Rockwell, Samantha Barks, Seamus McGarvey, Seven Psychopaths, Six Drummers, Skyfall, Sound of Noise, Stephen Chbosky, Steve Yedlin, Steven Spielberg, Suraj Sharma, The Avengers, The Cabin In The Woods, The Grey, The Hobbit, The hunger Games, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Sessions, The Wachowskis, Tom Hardy, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Warren Ellis, Warren Ellis and Nick Cave, Wes Anderson, Wreck-It Ralph, Yves Cape, Zero Dark Thirty
Cosmopolis and Moonrise Kingdom: Two of My Favorites of 2012
• December 31, 2012 • 7 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Abdul Ayoola, best of 2012, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, Don DeLillo, Edward Norton, Film, Frances McDormand, Harvey Keitel, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Binoche, K'Naan, Kara Hayward, Kevin Durand, Mathieu Amalric, Moonrise Kingdom, movies, Paul Giamatti, R-Patz, Robert Pattinson, Rushmore, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon, Team Edward, The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson
Mini-Reviews: Django Unchained, On the Road
• December 30, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alice Braga, Allen Ginsberg, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Dean Moriarty, Dennis Christopher, Django Unchained, Don Johnson, Elisabeth Moss, Garrett Hedlund, Jack Kerouac, Jackie Brown, Jamie Foxx, Jonah Hill, Jose Rivera, Kerry Washington, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart, Leonardo DiCaprio, On The Road, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Riley, Samuel L. Jackson, slavery, slavery comedy, Tom Sturridge, Viggo Mortensen, Walter Salles, Walton Goggins
Mini-Reviews: This is 40, Amour, Central Park Five
• December 30, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Al Sharpton, Albert Brooks, Alexandre Tharaud, Amour, Antron McCray, Central Park Five, Central Park Jogger, Charlyne Yi, Chris O'Dowd, Ed Koch, Emmanuelle Riva, Graham Parker, Iris Apatow, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Segel, Jean-Louis Trintignant, John Lithgow, Judd Apatow, Ken Burns, Kevin Richardson, Knocked Up, Lena Dunham, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Megan Fox, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Haneke, Paul Rudd, Raymond Santana, Robert Smigel, Sarah Burns, This is 40, Yusef Salaam
Les Miserables: Tom Hooper Has Killed The Dream I Dreamed
• December 26, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 24601, Aaron Tvelt, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, barricade, Bring Him Home, Cameron Mackintosh, close-up, Cosette, Eddie Redmayne, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Enjolras, Eponine, Fantine, Film, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman, I Dreamed a Dream, Javert, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Marius, movies, musical, musical theater, On My Own, One Day More, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Stars, Thenardier, Tom Hooper, Victor Hugo, Who am I
Mini-Reviews: Sound of Noise, Queen of Versailles, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
• December 25, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: absurdist, Apocalypse Now, Bengt Nilsson, David Siegel, documentary, Dolph Lundgren, drummers, Film, Jacqueline Siegel, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Magnus Borjeson, movies, musicians, Netflix, real estate, Sanna Persson, Scott Adkins, Sound of Noise, Swedish, The Queen of Versailles, Timeshare King, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Versailles
Jack Reacher: Cruise Doing What He Does Best
• December 23, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Christopher McQuarrie, David Oyelowo, Jack Reacher, Jai Courtney, Lee Childs, Richard Jenkins, Robert Duvall, Rosamund Pike, Tom Cruise, Werner Herzog, Zec
The Hobbit: A Passionate Defense of the Unfairly Maligned High Frame Rate
• December 15, 2012 • 7 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aidan Turner, Andy Serkis, Barry Humphries, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bilbo Baggins, Bret McKenzie, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Dean O'Gorman, Elijah Wood, Elrond, Frodo Baggins, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gandalf the Grey, Gollum, Graham McTavish, Great Goblin, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, John Callen, JRR Tolkien, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, Lord of the Rings, Martin Freeman, Necromancer, Peter Jackson, Radagast, Richard Armitage, Saruman, Stephen Hunter, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Thorin Oakenshield, William Kircher
Middle of Nowhere: This Film Deserves To Be Seen Everywhere
• December 12, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: African American film, Ava DuVernay, black director, black film, Boyz N The Hood, Compton, David Oyelowo, Edwina Findley, Emayatzy Corinealdi, female director, Lorraine Toussaint, Los Angeles, low-budget, Middle of Nowhere, Omari Hardwick, South Central LA, South Central Los Angeles
Mini-Reviews: Anna Karenina, Rust and Bone, The Comedy
• December 11, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alicia Vikander, amputee, Anna Karenina, anti-comedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Eric Wareheim, films, Jacques Audiard, James Murphy, Joe Wright, Jude Law, Keira Knightley, Kelly MacDonald, Leo Tolstoy, Marion Cotillard, Marion Cotillard nude, Matthew MacFadyen, Matthias Schoenaerts, movie, movies, Neil Hamburger, Rust and Bone, The Comedy, Tim Heidecker, Tom Stoppard, Vronsky
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