2012 in Review
- Argo, A, entertaining yarn about a daring rescue
- Zero Dark Thirty, A-, great story, not as exciting as you'd think
- The Avengers, A-, characters and action rescue average plot
- Moonrise Kingdom, A-, offbeat, sweet, weird, Wes Anderson
- Frankenweenie, A-, inventive, fun, macabre Tim Burton movie
- Lincoln, A-, good political story and cast make a strong film
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits, A-, quirky and rich animated comedy
- A Late Quartet, A-, well acted drama about a string quartet
- Hitchcock, A-, fun movie about the making of Psycho
- Silver Linings Playbook, A-, lightweight movie with heavyweight performances
- Safety Not Guaranteed, B+, nice indie road trip movie, time travel possible
- No, B+, neat small story about a big election in Chile
- Looper, B+, nice action sci-fi movie with some plot issues
- Madagascar 3, B+, bloated, but still enjoyable, addition
- Skyfall, B+, Bond benefits from character development
- Brave, B, good movie, but not much new here
- Django Unchained, B, Tarantino goes astray with this one
- ParaNorman, B, derivative movie has good moments, but disappoints
- Flight, B-, well executed, but feels a little tired
- The Amazing Spider-Man, B-, probably too soon for a remake of this movie
- Les Miserables, B-, too big, too dark, and too much singing
- Cabin in the Woods, B-, dressed up horror movies is still a horror movie
- Beasts of the Southern Wild, C+, bold concept and characters didn't work for me
- The Hunger Games, C+, movie condemns gladiators while glorifying them
- Wreck-It Ralph, C+, not that good, which is kind of bad
- Pitch Perfect, C+, by the numbers with musical numbers
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, D+, mindless action movie with terrible writing
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, C, a poorly made pretentiously silly romantic comedy