Movies - 2012
All of the movies I've seen for the first time in 2012.
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- DirectorGeorge NolfiStarsMatt DamonEmily BluntLisa ThoresonThe affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.Loved the cast and had loads of potential to be above-average, but most of it isn't realized. (6/10)
- DirectorRupert WyattStarsJames FrancoAndy SerkisFreida PintoA substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.The best Apes movie since the original. Really liked the overall tone of the film. (7/10)
- DirectorMichel ZgarkaStarsCindel ChartrandAndrew AvatisAlexandra WoodwardAn over-protected private college student comes of age as she comes to terms with the notion of punishment in all areas of her life. She discovers that all the people close to her have their own deviated agendas.Not bad, but not much of a point to it and not really worth seeing. (5/10)
- DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsTom HardyNick NolteJoel EdgertonThe youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.Not an MMA fan, but this movie hit me on a gut level (pun intended). (8/10)
- DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsZachary QuintoStanley TucciKevin SpaceyFollows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.A riveting thriller about the warning shots of a financial crisis that not many normal Americans saw coming. Excellent cast and doesn't get bogged down in financial jargon. (8/10)
- DirectorJonny CampbellStarsDeclan DonnellyAnthony McPartlinBill PullmanHumoristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal related to the fake documentary The Alien Autopsy (1995) about the Roswell incident.Never heard about the real life events that this is based on, but it makes for a pretty hilarious movie. (7/10)
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsOwen WilsonRachel McAdamsKathy BatesWhile on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.Just a pleasure to watch. Woody Allen spins a fairy tale about The City of Lights and the joys and absurdities of nostalgia. (8/10)
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsGary BuseyTony CurtisTheresa RussellFour 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.Great at times, but indulges too much in art house foibles. (6/10)
- DirectorMike CahillStarsBrit MarlingWilliam MapotherMatthew-Lee ErlbachOn the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.A poignant art house film that thankfully doesn't stay too far into the vague, incomprehensible or unanswerable. Brit Marling carries the movie quite well. (7/10)
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGina CaranoEwan McGregorMichael FassbenderA black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.Go into it expecting a straightforward action film and you'll be disappointed. (7/10)
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsTony Ka Fai LeungChao DengCarina LauAn exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.Good, but not up to my sky high expectations. (7/10)
- DirectorTakeshi KoikeStarsTakuya KimuraYû AoiTadanobu AsanoA story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.Stylish anime that delivers all the speed it promises and more. (7/10)
- DirectorHenry JoostAriel SchulmanStarsChloe CsengeryJessica Tyler BrownChristopher Nicholas SmithIn 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.As good as the first and better than the second. I haven't gotten tired of the formula, yet. (7/10)
- DirectorSeiji ChibaStarsMasanori MimotoShûji KashiwabaraDonpei TsuchihiraA comet crashes into a Japanese forest and a group of mighty ninjas must fight a group of killer Aliens before they reach their village and kill everyone.A wacky Japanese genre effort that's not as gory or ultra-violent as some. Don't look for a plot. (6/10)
- DirectorSteven QualeStarsNicholas D'AgostoEmma BellArlen EscarpetaDeath returns to claim the lucky survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in this fifth frightening installment in the series.A good entry, if you're not bored with this series yet. (7/10)
- DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsKazunari NinomiyaKanata HongôKen'ichi MatsuyamaAfter trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.A cool but occasionally frustrating anime and manga adaptation. (7/10)
- DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsLiam NeesonDermot MulroneyFrank GrilloAfter their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.Liam Neeson continues his quest to be in every movie, ever. (7/10)
- DirectorJoe CornishStarsJohn BoyegaJodie WhittakerAlex EsmailA teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.90 minutes of fun alien carnage in South London tenements. (8/10)
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMatt DamonKate WinsletJude LawHealthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.A viral thriller that has misteps but benefits greatly from its impressive cast. (7/10)
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsSara PaxtonDustin MilliganChris CarmackA weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.Sara Paxton and Katherine McPhee look great in bikinis, but those are really the only things worth paying attention to in this toothless dud. (4/10)
- DirectorMatthijs van Heijningen Jr.StarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadJoel EdgertonUlrich ThomsenAt an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.An unnecessary prequel, but not a bad one. (6/10)
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando ReyA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.An essential film of the 70's. (7/10)
- DirectorMark MylodStarsAnna FarisChris EvansAri GraynorA woman looks back at the past nineteen men she's had relationships with in her life and wonders if one of them might be her one true love.Anna Faris makes this more likeable than it has any right to be. (6/10)
- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsJoyce McKinneyPeter ToryTroy WilliamsA documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.A true story that will leave your jaw on the floor at times. (7/10)
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsHugh JackmanEvangeline LillyDakota GoyoIn the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.There's a heart hidden behind all those robots punching each other. (7/10)