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Skyfall (2012) Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, and Javier Bardem. After a patronizing, unrealistic, nonsensical, and most significantly, typical opening chase sequence, followed by an underwhelming title sequence set to the agonizingly stale “Skyfall” song by Adele, I … Continue reading →

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Written and directed by Stephen Chobsky. Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. Based on the popular 1999 book of the same name, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming-of-age story … Continue reading →

Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Directed by Rich Moore. Starring John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman. Say what you will about Disney, or any of their affiliates (which now includes *gasp* Lucasfilm), but it’s undeniable that the movies I get the most … Continue reading →

Cloud Atlas (2012) Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Twyker. Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Winshaw, James D’Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon, and Hugh Grant. … Continue reading →

Argo (2012) Directed by Ben Affleck. Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, and Alan Arkin. Ben Affleck’s third directorial feature finds him stepping out of Boston and onto the international stage with a real life story set during the … Continue reading →

Looper (2012) Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. Looper is a sci-fi/action flick starring an awkwardly tan Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis as the younger and older versions of Joe, a specialized assassin in … Continue reading →

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass. WANTED: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. P.O. Box 322, Oakview, CA 93022. You’ll get paid after we get … Continue reading →

Trouble with the Curve (2012) Directed by Robert Lorenz. Starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams. The latest faceless, bland, status quo-preserving, cookie-cutter, waste of time served up to the conservative American masses on a shiny white platter is Trouble with … Continue reading →

Lawless (2012) Directed by John Hillcoat. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke and Guy Pearce. Lawless is the film adaptation of the historical novel The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant, inspired by his grandfather … Continue reading →

The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Jennifer Gardner, Joel Edgerton, and CJ Adams. Alright now, I know what you’re thinking: “Why review this movie, Evan?” Well reader, I was late for Lawless, and being … Continue reading →