2012 Films, By Grade
Friday, November 9, 2012 at 1:37AM A | A- | B+ Cream of Crop
Amour (Michael Haneke) A- Review
Bwakaw (Jun Lana) A- Review
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Behn Zeitlin) A- Capsule
Declaration of War (Valérie Donzelli) B+
End of Watch (David Ayer) B+
Farewell My Queen (Benoît Jacquot) B+ Review
Holy Motors (Leos Carax) B+
Les Misérables (Tom Hooper) A-
Lincoln (Steven Spielberg) B+
Looper (Rian Johnson) B+ Review
The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev) B+ Review
Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh) A-² Review
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson) B+ Capsule
No (Pablo Tarrain) A- Review
Skyfall (Sam Mendes) B+ Review
Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow) B+
B+ | B Go see it!
21 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Chris Miller) B+ Review
Anna Karenina (Joe Wright) B+
Avengers, The (Joss Whedon) B² Review | Sequel Wishlist | In-Flight ReScreen
Bachelorette (Lesley Headland) B Beau's Take | Leslye Headland Guest Blog
Blancanieves (Pablo Berger) B
Bullhead (Michael R Roskam) B+
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg) B Beau's Take
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino) B
Frankenweenie (Tim Burton) B+ original short | Capsule
Gayby (Jonathan Lipsicki) B+ Capsule | Interview
The House I Live In (Eugene Jarecki) B+
Middle of Nowhere (Aya) B+
Paranorman (Chris Butler & Sam Fell) B
Ted (Seth MacFarlane) B+
B | B - Of note
Argo (Ben Affleck) B
Brave (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell) B Capsule
Caesar Must Die (Paolo & Vittorio Taviani) B
Chronicle (Josh Trank) B-
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman) B-
Flight (Robert Zemeckis) B- Review
Ginger and Rosa (Sally Potter) B Podcast
Hello I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso) B
Hope Springs (David Frankel) B Capsule
I Want Your Love (Travis Mathews) B Interview
Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo) B Capsule
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels) B- Review
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chobsky) B
Prometheus (Ridley Scott) B Capsule
A Royal Affair (Nikolaj Arcel) B
Rust & Bone (Jacques Audiard) B/B-
The Secret Life of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi) B- Capsule
The Sessions (Ben Lewin) B Review
Vito (Jeffrey Schwarz) B- Interview
B- | C+ If it appeals to you, why not?
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (John Madden) B- Review
Dark Knight Rises, The (Chris Nolan) B-/C+ Review
Hitchcock (Sacha Gervasi) C+
Hunger Games (Gary Ross) B- Review
The Invisible War (Kirby Dick) B-
Lawless (John Hillcoat) B- Review
Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore) B- Capsule
Le Tableau (Jean Francoise Laguionie) B-
C+ | C Meh. Missable. But not without worthwhile moments
Any Day Now (Travis Fine) C
Beloved (Christophe Honore) C+
Bernie (Richard Linklater) C
Dark Shadows (Tim Burton) C Review
For a Good Time, Call... (Jamie Travis) C+ Capsule
Haywire (Steven Soderbergh) C Review
The Impossible (Juan Antonio Bayona) C+
John Carter (Andrew Stanton) C+ Review
Keep the Lights On (Ira Sachs) C+ Capsule
Life of Pi (Ang Lee) C
Lola Versus (Daryl Wein) C
Mirror Mirror (Tarsem) C Review
Our Children (Joachim LaFosse) C+ Capsule
Peace, Love and Misunderstanding (Bruce Beresford) C Capsule
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Peter Lord & Jeff Hewitt) C
Rock of Ages (Adam Shankman) C Review
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell) C+
Snow White and the Huntsman (Rupert Sanders) C+² Review
Sparkle (Salim Akil) C Review
Wreck It Ralph (Rich Moore) C+
C- | D+ No thank you
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (Timur Bekmambetov) D+
Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marc Webb) C- Review
Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (Marie Losier) D+
Compliance (Craig Zobel) C-Review
Jeff, Who Lives At Home (Mark and Jay Duplass) D+
Joyful Noise (Todd Graf) C-
People Like Us (Alex Kurtzman) C- Capsule
Rise of the Guardians (Peter Ramsey) C-
Total Recall (Len Wiseman) C- Review
This is 40 (Judd Apatow) C-
D | D- | F Run Away!!!
Cloud Atlas (Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer) F
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (Peter Hedges) D- Capsule
Premium Rush (David Koepp) D Capsule
Quartet (Dustin Hoffman) D
Hit So Hard (P David Ebersole) D
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen) D Review
Reader Comments (1)
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