TOP 20 FILMS OF 2012
[#1-10]
- 1. Oslo, August 31st [Review]
- 2. The Grey [Review]
- 3. The Master [Review]
- 4. Lincoln [Review]
- 5. Amour [Review]
- 6. The Turin Horse [Review]
- 7. Elena [Review]
- 8. Zero Dark Thirty [Review]
- 9. Tabu [Review]
- 10. Beasts of the Southern Wild [Review]
[#11-20]
- 11. The Snowtown Murders
- 12. Flight [Review]
- 13. Magic Mike [Review]
- 14. Holy Motors
- 15. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia [Review]
- 16. Rust and Bone [Review]
- 17. The Color Wheel
- 18. Looper [Review]
- 19. On the Road [Review]
- 20. The Loneliest Planet [Review]
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Tag Archives: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Movie Review: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’
Director: Stephen Chbosky | Writer: Stephen Chbosky (novel and screenplay) | Cast: Nina Dobrev, Logan Lerman, Melanie Lynskey, Dylan McDermott, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Emma Watson | Rating: PG-13 | Runtime: 103 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 3.5 stars, Another Happy Day, Dylan McDermott, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Kate Walsh, Logan Lerman, Mary Jo Markey, Melanie Lynskey, Nina Dobrev, P, Paul Rudd, Rent, Reviews, Stephen Chbosky, The Four Corners of Nowhere, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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BAFTA Nominations Announced: ‘The Artist,’ ‘Tinker, Tailor’ Make a Splash
The official nominees for this year’s BAFTAs have been announced, and, as expected, they mostly align with the chapter-endorsed selections that were revealed in the longlist a couple of weeks ago. It’s a gladdening sight to see that they followed … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Brooks, Awards, BAFTAs, Bridesmaids, Drive, Eddie Marsan, Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, Lynne Ramsay, Melissa McCarthy, My Week with Marilyn, Nicolas Winding Refn, The Artist, The Iron Lady, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Tyrannosaur, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Recapping the Largely Uneventful Golden Globes: A Toned-Down Gervais Still the Highlight
When Ricky Gervais is on auto-pilot mode and he’s still the most watchable element of the Golden Globes, then you know it was a rocky broadcast. (“Rocky” meaning, well, boring.) Alright, maybe he wasn’t the absolute best part. Sidney Poitier’s … Continue reading
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Tagged A Separation, Angelina Jolie, Awards, Cecil B. DeMille, George Clooney, Golden Globes, Helen Mirren, Hugo, In the Land of Blood and Honey, Jean Dujardin, John Hughes, Madonna, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Morgan Freeman, Rango, Ricky Gervais, Sidney Poitier, The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, The Iron Lady, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis, W.E., We Need to Talk About Kevin, Woody Allen
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Miscellaneous Awards 2011
This list of Miscellaneous Awards for 2011 will probably wrap up my year-in-review stuff here on the site. I don’t want to close the envelope completely, because an idea may pop into my head somewhere down the line, but, considering … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 in Review, Albert Nobbs, Bridesmaids, Bryan Cranston, Carnage, Chris Evans, Drive, Hanna, Margaret, Melissa McCarthy, Moneyball, Puncture, Source Code, The Artist, The Help, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tower Heist, Viola Davis, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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The Best Films of 2011
In terms of depth, the cinematic year of 2011 may have been somewhat slim — indeed, I noticed myself stretching just a bit when thinking of ten worthy honorable mentions — but, at the tip of the iceberg, it managed … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 in Review, A Separation, Certified Copy, Contagion, Drive, Hanna, Into the Abyss, Margaret, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Rampart, Shame, Take Shelter, The Descendants, The Guard, The Tree of Life, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Top Tens, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Weekend, Win Win
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Movie Review: ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Writers: Rory Kinnear, Lynne Ramsay, Lionel Shriver (book) | Cast: Rocky Duer, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, John C. Reilly, Tilda Swinton | Rating: R | Runtime: 112 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2011 | We … Continue reading
Double Dipping in 2011
After the jump, I’ve listed the films I’ve seen multiple times in theaters this year. No screwing around with torrents or screeners for this list. I’m interested solely in those few films that forced you to dip into your pocket … Continue reading
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Tagged Double Dipping, Drive, Moneyball, Shame, The Descendants, The Tree of Life, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Complete List of Songs from the ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ Soundtrack
For those who have seen Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, it’s hard to argue against the dazzlingly effective soundtrack — along with Cliff Martinez’s original score — as being one of the major takeaways of the film as a whole. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Holly, Cliff Martinez, Drive, Washington Phillips, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Love for ‘The Artist’ Continues with Indiana Film Journalists Association
Another day, another precursor group, another show of love for The Artist. The film earned Michel Hazanavicius Best Director honors in addition to being named the year’s Best Film by the Indiana Film Journalists Association. (Though props to them for … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Ryan, Awards, Coriolanus, Elizabeth Olsen, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Michel Hazanavicius, Paul Giamatti, Ralph Fiennes, Terrence Malick, The Artist, The Help, The Tree of Life, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Win Win
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San Francisco Critics Also Announce Winners, Admirably Reward Malick’s ‘Tree of Life’
Any group that names Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life the best film of 2011 has an automatic supporter in yours truly, but the San Francisco Film Critics Circle also managed to devise a list of winners that was, from … Continue reading