7
Release Date: March 23, 2012
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gary Ross
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
When I first discovered The Hunger Games, I thought to myself, oh great another young adult novel turned into a
3
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Director: Gabe Torres
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse
Score: 3/10
Anyone who sees Stephen Dorff in Brake will have difficultly avoiding comparisons to Colin Farrell in Phone Booth, Ryan Reynolds in Buried, and
6
Release Date: March 30, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Directors: Michael Dowse
Film Pulse Score: 6/10
Based on a book by real-life hockey Enforcer Doug Smith, Goon doesn’t try to break any new ground, nor does
7
Release Date: March 16, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Directors: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
When I first heard they were remaking the classic show 21 Jump Street that jump-started
6
Release Date: March 16, 2012 (Limited)
Available Now on IFC On Demand
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Directors: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
FilmPulse Score: 6/10
The Dardenne Brothers have been making films steeped
7
Release Date: March 9, 2012
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
Attenberg is the latest in a recent string of bizarre, yet captivating Greek films that explore many aspects of
5
Release Date: March 9, 2012
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Stanton
Film Pulse Score: 5/10
Based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs book that was published more than 100 years ago, the adventures of John Carter
5
Release Date: March 2, 2012
MPAA Rating: PG
Directors: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Film Pulse Score: 5/10
“The Lorax,” a lovely, candy-coated film that’s beautifully animated and chock-full of cuteness, isn’t really
6
Release Date: March 6th, 2012 (DVD & On-Demand)
Director: Matt Walsh
MPAA Rating: R
FilmPulse Score: 6/10
High Road is a completely improvised comedy debut from veteran comedic actor, now turned director Matt Walsh. When it
9
Release Date: March 2, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Taika Waititi
Film Pulse Score: 9/10
Boy is a pitch perfect film that has something for everyone. The seamless juxtaposition between joy and sadness, comedy and
6
Release Date: February 24, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Wain
Film Pulse Score: 6/10
It’s no secret that I’ve been a huge fan of David Wain’s films since Wet Hot American Summer, which has
7.5
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Joachim Trier
FilmPulse Score: 7.5/10
Oslo, August 31st is the newest adaptation of the novel Le feu follet by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. The novel was adapted for the screen before in 1963 by none
8
Release Date: March 30, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
6.5
Release Date: February 24, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stuart Beattie
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
Tomorrow When the War Began is the blockbuster Australian film based on a John Marsden novel of the same name.
9
Release Date: December 30, 2011 (Limited)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Asghar Farhadi
FilmPulse Score: 9/10
A Separation is nominated for two Oscars – one for Best Foreign Language Film and one for Best Original Screenplay. It also won the
8.5
Release Date: February 17, 2012
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
FilmPulse Score: 8.5/10
The story of The Borrowers is one that I remember fondly from my youth. The concept of being a small person
