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9/10
|
85%
|
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) |
"
Fully formed and beautiful whether you like it or not."
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CraveOnline
Posted Dec 4, 2012
|
|
4.5/10
|
60%
|
Silent Night (2012) |
"
It doesn't betray the legacy of Silent Night, Deadly Night, but it doesn't add anything to it either. Ho-ho-hum."
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CraveOnline
Posted Nov 30, 2012
|
|
5/10
|
53%
|
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) |
"
Day of Reckoning, for lack of a better expression, 'goes there.' But like the flight plan of a hijacked plane, it's not necessarily my destination of choice."
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CraveOnline
Posted Nov 30, 2012
|
|
1.5/10
|
4%
|
The Apparition (2012) |
"
When I finally get around to writing a textbook, this is going to be one of my primary examples of how now to make a horror movie."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 30, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
43%
|
The Collection (2012) |
"
While I'm not entirely sure that it makes much sense, I had a great time with its ultraviolent concoction of b-movie frippery."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 30, 2012
|
|
8.5/10
|
64%
|
Hitchcock (2012) |
"
A meaningful love note to a man, his obsessions, and the toll they took on those closest to him while the world watched in wonder."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 22, 2012
|
|
4.5/10
|
11%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
[Feels] more like the pilot of episode of a short-lived CW series than a feature-length motion picture."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 21, 2012
|
|
6/10
|
73%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
If I were ten years old again, I'd be mildly amused."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 20, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
The ultimate catharsis, giving the series' detractors exactly what they've wanted to see all these many years [and] telling the story that Twihards wanted to see too."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 16, 2012
|
|
7.5/10
|
61%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
The overpowering momentum perpetuated by this virtuoso camerawork makes it difficult to focus on anything else."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 16, 2012
|
|
9/10
|
90%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
While the ultimate takeaway from Silver Linings Playbook is, as the title suggests, optimistic, it's not just because the film has two recognizable stars and a cutesy premise."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 14, 2012
|
|
9/10
|
90%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
Depicts a side of Abraham Lincoln and the American political system that is equally stimulating and intellectually inspiring."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 9, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
76%
|
The Bay (2012) |
"
Years from now when we look back on the found footage boom I suspect The Bay will be remembered as one of the more striking and interesting examples of the subgenre."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
5.5/10
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
Abandons its initial, clever and fiendishly marketable conceit for a highly conventional tale about fatherhood ... Worth a handful of quarters, but not much more than that."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
4/10
|
77%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
Goes out of its way to ask intriguing questions, and then goes out of its way to answer them in a pat, cloying manner ... That doesn't fly with me."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
1.5/10
|
6%
|
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) |
"
Hollywood, this isn't good enough. Silent Hill deserves better. Audiences deserve better. Video games deserve better. And frankly, the film industry deserves better."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
One hell of an action movie. But yes, its goals are high enough, and perhaps even misguided enough, that meeting them may create some potential problems for the franchise."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 24, 2012
|
|
7/10
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
Could very well be the funniest film of the year."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 18, 2012
|
|
4.5/10
|
5%
|
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012) |
"
It's still kinda bad, but at least this movie won't be an industry punchline for years to come. ... Oh, what a difference competence makes."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 15, 2012
|
|
6/10
|
38%
|
Here Comes the Boom (2012) |
"
Roused we briefly are ... but I swear to God, if this MMA movie winds up making more money than Warrior, I'm going to have to kill myself."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
|
8.5/10
|
62%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
One of the scariest horror movies I've seen in a long, long time."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
|
9/10
|
68%
|
Wuthering Heights (2012) |
"
It absorbs you fully, even traps you, and you're better off for it."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 5, 2012
|
|
6/10
|
21%
|
Taken 2 (2012) |
"
The emotional connection from the first film lingers long enough keep this new one going for about an hour and a half."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 5, 2012
|
|
4.5/10
|
51%
|
V/H/S (2012) |
"
[Embodies] the whole found footage horror genre: there's a few highlights, most of it doesn't work at all, and after a while the 'reality' feels especially artificial."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
81%
|
The Hole (2012) |
"
A refreshing example of how to make a film for a specific demographic the right way. ... Smart, scary and fun as hell."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
8.5/10
|
77%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
Damned good genre entertainment. I laughed my pianissimo off."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
2/10
|
11%
|
House at the End of the Street (2012) |
"
All the condescension of a Lifetime Original Movie and only half the ironic entertainment value."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
|
8.5/10
|
77%
|
Dredd 3D (2012) |
"
Truly compelling filmmaking, easy to engage with and rich enough to warrant close analysis."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 19, 2012
|
|
7.5/10
|
42%
|
Bait (2012) |
"
I wish I could say that Bait felt like more than a successful genre exercise, but even that's exceeding expectations for a film with such a ludicrous concept."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 18, 2012
|
|
7.5/10
|
29%
|
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) |
"
We do not expect quality from Resident Evil any longer. We expect our brains to be expunged of common sense and pumped full of endorphins wearing fetish costumes."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 14, 2012
|
|
10/10
|
99%
|
Finding Nemo 3D (2012) |
"
If ever there was a film that wasn't broke, this is it. So naturally they converted it into 3D for a special re-release this weekend. (Stupid irony.)"
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
5/10
|
59%
|
10 Years (2012) |
"
I expect more from my sincere nostalgic dramas, but if you don't, it gets a lot worse than 10 Years."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
85%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
It raises some excellent questions, features two of the best performances of the year and occasionally feels as inscrutable as life itself."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
5/10
|
42%
|
Touchback (2012) |
"
Touchback isn't a bad movie, aside from the makeup effects that look like someone just shoved a pillow down Bryan Presley's shirt. It's just an unconvincing one."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 7, 2012
|
|
2/10
|
54%
|
The Inbetweeners (2012) |
"
A torturous motion picture experience that I don't recommend to anybody more mature than the protagonists."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 6, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
38%
|
[REC] 3 Genesis (2012) |
"
One of the best horror movies of the year. Granted it's been a crap year for the genre so far, but a compliment is still a compliment."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Sep 5, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
56%
|
For a Good Time, Call... (2012) |
"
If it doesn't find an audience then future generations are bound to look back on us as stuck-up prudes."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 30, 2012
|
|
6/10
|
39%
|
The Possession (2012) |
"
If The Possession really was 9/10ths of the law, our entire legal system would pretty much be based on The Exorcist."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 30, 2012
|
|
5/10
|
——
|
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012) |
"
A truly baffling little shark movie that sparks my curiosity, but not my interest."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 24, 2012
|
|
9.5/10
|
76%
|
Premium Rush (2012) |
"
An action lover's wet dream, with enough character and self-aware intelligence to forgive the rampant silliness at play."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 23, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
67%
|
We Bought a Zoo (2011) |
"
Might be a stereotypical 'family movie,' but it's still a good one."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
9/10
|
75%
|
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
"
If the only flaw in a film is that it's so entertaining that it liquefies your brain, we should all be thankful."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
5/10
|
86%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
Feels surprisingly tame thanks to weakened characters and story changes that rob the mystery of much-needed suspense."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
3.5/10
|
77%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
A two-and-a-half hour sightseeing tour through David O. Selznick's junk drawer."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
78%
|
The Innkeepers (2012) |
"
'A perfectly creepy scarefest with standout performances across the board.'"
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
3.5/10
|
24%
|
Apollo 18 (2011) |
"
Feels like nothing more than an attempt to cash in on a trend, and it's a textbook example of how not to do that."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
39%
|
Red Tails (2012) |
"
Red Tails is all broad strokes, and I have to admit that it stroked me good."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
26%
|
The Divide (2012) |
"
A genuinely disturbing descent into madness. You just happen to have seen it all before."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
7/10
|
——
|
The Scorpion King 3: Battle For Redemption (2012) |
"
One of the heroes accidentally pees on a ninja. If that's not a glowing endorsement I don't know what is."
—
CraveOnline
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
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