Here is the list for my Top 10 films of the year. I went back and forth before settling on this order, as I like to consider pure visceral enjoyment as much as strict film-making expertise. There were some
7.5/10
Release Date: December 25th, 2012
Director: Tom Hooper
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10
Movie musicals have always been a tricky business. To be successful, the production has to fully commit to an
8/10
Release Date: December 14, 2012
Director: Peter Jackson
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
When I walked into the theater last night to take in the midnight premiere of Peter Jackson’s The
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There is a moment very near the beginning of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln that made me literally roll my eyes. My disdain for Spielberg’s recent work is not a secret, and it’s mostly because of the overwrought, shoe-horned, out of place schmaltz he forces into his later works.
7/10
Release Date: November 2nd, 2012
Director: Rich Moore
MPAA Rating: PG
FilmPulse Score: 7/10
Almost immediately after the first clips and teasers for Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph began making their way across the internet, people wondered aloud
9.5
When Martin McDonagh burst onto the scene four years ago with the incredibly funny – but almost gleefully offensive – In Bruges, it gave him almost immediate credibility as both a writer and director. In Bruges, in addition to giving people a reason to like Colin Farrell again, was a shot in the arm to the art of comedic filmmaking, and garnered McDonagh’s screenplay a well-deserved Oscar nomination.
6.5/10
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Director: David Ayer
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
The “found footage” conceit is nothing new. Neither is the ‘buddy cop’ dynamic. Putting them together, however, is an interesting
7/10
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Director: David Koepp
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
It’s easy to criticize how companies market their films at times. They often misrepresent what they’re selling in an attempt to drum up
6/10
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Director: Tony Gilroy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 6/10
How do you continue the Bourne franchise without Jason Bourne? It’s a question often asked since this fourth film in the
7.5/10
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Director: Marc Webb
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10
With Hollywood rebooting everything in sight, it surprised no one when Sony announced they’d be hitting the reset button on
6.5/10
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Director: Adam Shankman
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
There were moments during Rock of Ages when I couldn’t tell whether I was just watching a bad movie or
6.5/10
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
As widely loved as Men in Black became after it was released in 1997, Men in Black 2 ruined nearly
5/10
Release Date: June 8, 2012 (Limited)
Directors: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 5/10
Robert Pattinson has worked very hard to try and break free of the reputation
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There’s an odd streak running through the middle of Hick that makes it hard to decide what to say about it. Its part road-trip movie, part coming-of-age drama, 100% off-kilter and more than a little bit strange.
6
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Director: Nicholas Stoller
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 6/10
There are risks when romantic comedy is injected with “truth.” Too little, and it feels like a desperate attempt to
4
Release Date: April 13, 2012
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Mather and Stephen St. Leger
Film Pulse Score: 4/10
Luc Besson’s name is all over the marketing for Lockout, the new sci-fi action
