Thursday, March 11, 2010

Reviews.

2 Days in New York (2012) B+
3 Women (1977) A
5 Broken Cameras (2011) A
10 Years (2011) A nostalgic good of a time with the most insane indie cast that'll make you either anticipate or loathe your 10 year reunion. B+
21 and Over (2013) C+
50/50. A-
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days. A

2 Days in Paris. A

13 Assassins. A

21 Jump Street. A-

30 Minutes or Less. C-

127 Hours. A+
An American Crime (2007) C+

A-Team. B

A Nightmare on Elms Street. C

A Single Man. A

A Warrior's Way. C
Actresses (2009) B+
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) A
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) A

Akira. A
Albert Nobbs (2011) B+

Alice in Wonderland. C+

All About Eve. A
An American Werewolf in London (1981) B+
Amour (2012) A
Anatomy of Hell (2004) C+
Anna Karenina (2012) B

Animal House. C

Animal Kingdom. A

Another Year. A
Argo (2012) B+

Arthur Christmas. A

Attack the Gas Station. A
Attenberg (2010) A
AVATAR!!!! A-

Away We Go. A

Babies. C
Bachelorette (2012) C+

Back to the Future. A

Back to the Future Pt. II. A-

Back to the Future. Pt. III. B+

Bad Teacher. C
Badlands (1973) B+
Band of Outsiders. (1964) B+

Barking Dogs Never Bite. B+

Barry Lyndon. A

Battle: LA. C
Beasts of Southern Wild. (2012) A-

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe. A
Bedevilled (2010) B-

Before Sunrise. A

Beginners. B+

Being Elmo. B+

Bell De Jour. B
Bernie (2011) A

Best Worst Movie. A

A Better Tomorrow. C+

Better Luck Tomorrow. A
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) B+
The Big Combo (1955) A
A Bittersweet Life. A

Biutiful. A

Black Swan. A-
Blue (1993) A

Blue Valentine. A
Boogie Nights (1999) A

Book of Eli. C+

Brave. (2012) B+
Breaking Upwards (2009) B-
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) B+

Broken Embraces. A

Bronson. A

Bruno. A-
Bullitt (1968) B+

Bully. A

Burlesque. B+

Bus 174. A

Capturing the Friedmans. A

Carnage B+

Catfish. A
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) B+
Celeste and Jesse Forever. (2012) B+
Charade. B+

Chloe. B-

Chronicle.(2012) A

Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader. C-

City Island. B-

Cj7. A

Clash of the Titans. B-
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) A

Clerks. A
Cloud Atlas (2012) B+

Cobu. D+
Compliance (2012) B+

Contagion. A-

Cop Out. C-
Cosmopolis (2012) A quintessential David Cronenberg film like Crash, is as absurd, outlandish, and surreal. But nevertheless, captivating and in your face as ever. B+

Country Strong. C+

Crazy Heart. B+
The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) B

Crumb. A
The Curse of the Golden Flower (2006): One of the most beautiful stories I've ever seen on screen provided by the visionary Yimou Zhang about a dysfunctional royal family filled with betrayal, death, incest, and more. B-

Cyrus. B+

Date Night. B-
Dancer in the Dark. A

A Dangerous Method. A
A Dark Truth (2013) C+

Dark Shadows. B-

Daybreakers. C+

Days of Heaven. A

Dear John. B-

Death at a Funeral. B-

Death Becomes Her. B
Detour (1945) A

Diva. C
Django Unchained (2012) B

Dogtooth. A+
Dracula (1931) B+
The Dreamers (2003) B-
Dredd (2012) B-

Drive. D

Drop Dead Gorgeous. B+

Duck Season. A-
Duck Soup (1933) B+

Due Date. C+
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. (1982) A

Easy A. B

Eat, Pray, Love. C+

Edge of Darkness. B-
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) B-
End of Watch. (2012) B-
Enter the Dragon (1973) A

Enter the Void. B+
Evil Dead (2013) Nothing compares to the original but their incorporation of cleansing an addict only to be possessed by a demon is a cleaver twist to the original story. All while effective, it is more laughable than the original. B+
The Evil Dead (1981): A classic horror film that plays on the cabin in the woods storyline to tell a incredibly suspenseful yet goofy horror story about demon possession. B+

Exit through the Gift Shop. A
The Expendables. (2010) D
The Expendables 2 (2012) B+
Face/Off (1997) A
The Facts of Life (1960) B+

Fallen Angels. B+

Far From Heaven. B

Fast Five. B+
A Fish Called Wanda. B
Fitzcarraldo (1982) A

Five Year Engagement. B-
Flight (2012) A-
Frankenweenie (2012) A-

Friends with Kids. B+

Food Inc. A
Foxy Brown (1974) B+

From Paris With Love. C
Funny Games (1997) A
Gangster Squad (2013) B-

Get Him to The Greek. B+
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) C+

Girl 27. B+
The Girl from the South (2012) C+

God Grew Tired of Us. A
God Bless America (2011) A film that could've only been made pre-shooting rampages of 2012. This ultra dark comedy about gun violence is hilarious and pushes the limits. B+

Going the Distance. B-
Gomorrah (2008) A
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) B+

Good Hair. B

Gone Baby Gone. A-
Gone with the Wind (1939) A
Grandma's Boy (2006) B+

Greenberg. C+

Grey Gardens. A
Happythankyoumoreplease. C+

Hangover. Part II: C

Hanna. B+

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. A+

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. II: B+

Haywire. B+
Head On (1998) A-
Heart Burn (1986) One of the best films I've seen Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson directed by Mike Nichols. B-

Hello Ghost. B+

Herb & Dorothy. A

Hesher. C

Hide & Seek. B-
Hitchcock (2012) B+
Holy Motors (2012) A
Hotel Translyvania (2012) B-

Hoop Dreams. A
How to Steal a Million (1966) B-
How to Survive a Plague (2012) A

How to Train a Dragon. A-

Hugo 3D. B

Hunger. A

I Am Love. C

I Am Number Four. D
I Love You, Phillip Morris. B-

I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok. B+

I'm Still Here. A-
The Imposter (2012) A
In Another Country (2012) B+

In Time. C+
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) A

Inception A
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) B+
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) A
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) A
Indie Game (2012) A

Influenza. A

Inside Job. A

Internal Affairs. B

Into the Abyss. A

Invictus. B

Iron Man. B

Iron Monkey. A-
The Isle (2000) A

I Saw the Devil. (Korean) A

It Happened One Night. A

It's Kind of a Funny Story. B+

I've Loved You So Long. A-

Its Complicated. B
Jack Reacher (2012) C+

Jackass 3D. B
Jackie Brown. (1997) B-

Jane Eyre. B-
Jaws (1975) A

Jennifer's Body. C+

Jesus Camp. A
Jiro Sushi of Dreams. (2011) A
Jiseul (2013): Shown at Sundance '13. South Korean story about a group of people who hid in a cave in Jeju Island while soldier were killing everyone off the land. Shot in black and white, it is potently suffocating and harrowing representation of the desperation that arises during war times. A-

Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work . A

Juliet and the Spirits. A-
Just for Kicks (2005) A

Just Go With It. C

Just Wright. B

Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D. (2012) A-

Kickass!!!! A-
Killer's Kiss (1955) B-
Killing Them Softly (2012) B+

Kings of Pastry. B+

Kung Fu Hustle. A

La Femme Nikita. A

La Haine. A

Lagerfeld Confidential. C-

Last Night. (2010) B+
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) A
Lawless. (2012) B-
Legend of the Drunken Master. B

Legend of the Fist. A
Les Miserables (2012) C

Let Me In. B-
Life is But a Dream (2013) B+
Life of Pi (2012) B+
Lincoln (2012) B+
Little Shop of Horrors. B+

Lion King. A+

Lockout. B-
Looper (2012) A-
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) A
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) B+
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) A

Love and Other Drugs. C+

Man On Wire. A
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) C+
Man with a Movie Camera (1929) A

Magic Mike. (2012) B+

Margaret Cho: Revolution. A

Martha Marcy May Marlene. A

Mary and Max. A-
The Master (2012) A

Maxed Out. A

Melancholia. A

Men in Black II. (2002) C+

Men in Black III. (2012) A-

Midnight in Paris. B-

Mildred Pierce (2011). A
Miss Conspirator (2012) D

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. B+

Mister Lonely. B+

Moonrise Kingdom. (2012). B+

Monsters. B-

Moneyball. A-

Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fox. A

My Kid Could Paint That. B

My Week with Marilyn. B-

Nameless Gangster (2012). B-

Never Let Me Go. B+

New York, I Love You. B

Night Fishing. A

Nine. B+

Ninja Assassin. B

Ninja Kids. D

No (2012) B+

Oasis (2002) A

Oceans. A-

Operation Condor. (1991) B+
Outrage (2010) B-
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) C+
Paranorman. (2012) A
Paris, Texas (1984) A

Paper Heart. B+
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) A

Paul. B
Pieta (2012) A
Pitch Perfect (2012) C+

Planet B-Boy. A
Planet of the Apes (1968) B+

Please Give. B
Pretty in Pink. (1986) A
Premium Rush. (2012) C+
Primer (2004) A
Post Tenebras Lux (2012) B+

Potiche. B-

A Prophet. A-

Prometheus. (2012) A-

Poetry. (2011) A
Quartet (2012) B+
Queen of Versailles (2012) A

RED. B

Rabbit Hole. B
Reality (2012) A
The Red Shoes. A

Remember Me. D

Repo Man. D

Resident Evil. B+

Resident Evil: Afterlife. C-

Revolutionary Road. A

Rio. B

Rise of the Planet of Apes. A-

Robin Hood. C

Rock of Ages (2012) B+
Rubber (2010) B+
Ruby Sparks. (2012) C+
The Runaways (2010) B-
Sabrina. B

Safe. (2012) C+
Safe House. (2012) B+

SALO! A
Samaritan Girl (2004) B+

Sanctum 3D. C

Savages. (2012) C-

Save the Green Planet. B-

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. A
Searching for Sugarman (2012) A

Secret Sunshine. A
A Separation. A
A Serious Man B

Scandal (1950) B+

Seven Psychopaths (2012) B-

Sex and the City 2. C

Shanghai Calling. D
Shame (2011) A-

She's Out of My League. C

Sherlock Holmes. B+

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. B+
Sherlock Jr. (1924) B+

Shiri. A

Shop Girl. C

Shutter Island B+
Side Effects (2013): A brilliant film that starts off as a social commentary on depression to a twisted crime thriller that will make your head spin(in a good way) again and again. B+
Silenced. A

Silmido. A
Silver Lining Playbook (2012) A

Slackers. A
Sliding Doors (1998) C+
Skyfall (2012) A

Snow White and The Huntsmen (2012). B-

Somewhere. C+

Splice. A-
Spring Breakers (2013) B+

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring B-

Star Trek. A
Star Wars: A New Hope. B+
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. A
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) A

Stevie. A
Stoker (2013) B+

Stool Pigeon. A-
Submarine (2010) A

Sucker Punch. D
Supercop (1992) A

Swingers. A
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) A

Take Shelter. A
Taken 2 (2012) C+

Tangled. B

Tank Girl. B-

The Avengers. A-

The Adventures of Tin Tin. A

The Amazing Spiderman. (2012) A-

The Artist. B+

The Back-Up Plan. C

The Bicycle Thieves. A

The Chaser. A

The Cove. A

The Crazies. C
The Croods (2013) B-
The Dark Knight Rises. (2012) B+

The Debt. B-

The Descendants. A-
The Devil's Double. B+

The Dilemma. C+
The Doom Generation (1995) A-
The Enigma of Kasper Hauser (1974) A

The Exorcist. A

The Fighter. A-

The Future. C+
The Gatekeepers (2012) A

The Ghost Writer. B-

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (U.S). A-

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. A!

The Girl Who Played with Fire. A

The Great Happiness Space. A

The Greatest Film Ever Sold. B

The Green Hornet. C-

The Grey. A

The Good, the Bad, the Weird B+

The Guard. B+

The Help. A
The Hobbit (2012) B+

The Housemaid. B+

The Hunger Games. A-

The Human Centipede. ___
The Human Centipede 2 (2011) A

The Ides of March. B-

The Illusionist. (2010) A

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. C+

The Informant. B
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) C+
The Intouchables. B+
The Impossible (2012) B+
The Invisible War (2012) A

The Karate Kid. B

The Kids Are Alright. A

The King's Speech. B+
The Last Stand (2013) C+

The Limits of Control. ___
The Loneliest Planet (2011) A
The Lorax. B+

The Losers. B-

The Lovely Bones. B-

The Machine Girl. B-

The Man from Nowhere. (Korean) B+

The Mechanic. C

The Muppets. A

The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A-
The Place Beyond the Pines (2013) A
The Paperboy (2012) Individual scenes are fueled with passion but put all together it becomes another southern sleepy melodrama about first love, secrets, and crime. B-

The Producers. (1968) B-

The Raid: Redemption. B+

The Road. A

The Rocky Horror Picture Show. B-

The Romantics. (2010) C

The Rules of Attraction. (2002) B+

The Skin I Live In. A-

The Social Network. A+

The Sorcerer's Apprentice. C+
The Stand Up Guys (2013) B-
The Thieves (2012) B+

The Town. A-

The Tiger and the Snow. B

The Triplets of Belleville. A
The Virgin Spring (1960) A