Day: December 31, 2012

My 2012 in Film

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Well, I would like to thank you all for reading my reviews and such this year. You’ve all be great. I want to thank all my wonderful friends, both in person and the awesome people I’ve met through Twitter, Tumblr, etc. Hope you all had a great 2012 and cheers to a great 2013 in film!

January 2012

  1. Certified Copy (2010) | Directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A
  2. Dogville (2003) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A+
  3. Dogville Confessions (2003) | Directed by Sami Saif – B+
  4. True Grit (2010) | Directed by the Coen Brothers – B+
  5. The Jerk (1979) |Directed by Carl Reiner – B+
  6. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) | directed by Woody Allen – B+
  7. Sherlock Jr. (1924) | Directed by Buster Keaton – A+
  8. Three Ages (1923) | Directed by Buster Keaton – A
  9. Five Easy Pieces (1970) | directed by Bob Rafelson – A-
  10. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) | Directed by Woody Allen – A-
  11. Design for Living (1933) | Directed by Ernst Lubitsch  – A-
  12. Sabrina (1954) | Directed by Billy Wilder – A-
  13. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) | Directed by Woody Allen – C+
  14. The Stepford Wives (2004) | Directed by Frank Oz – C
  15. Traffic (2000) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – B-
  16. Drive, He Said (1971) | Directed by Jack Nicholson – C-
  17. The Rules of the Game (1939) | Directed by Jean Renoir – A
  18. What’s Up, Tiger Lily?(1966) | Directed by Woody Allen – C-
  19. Chocolat (2000) | Directed by Lasse Hallstom – B+
  20. The Descendants (2012) | Directed by Alexander Payne – C
  21. Roman Holiday (1953) | Directed by William Wyler – B
  22. Jackie Brown (1997) | Directed by Quentin Tarantino – A-
  23. Dirty Harry (1971) | Directed by Don Siegel – B+
  24. Melinda and Melinda (2004) | Directed by Woody Allen – B
  25. Synecdoche, NY(2008) | Directed by Charlie Kaufman – B
  26. Winter’s Bone (2010) | Directed by Debra Granik – B+
  27. Rain Man (1988) | Directed by Barry Levinson – B
  28. Eyes without a Face (1960) | Directed by Georges Franju – A-
  29. Another Woman (1988) | Directed by Woody Allen – A-
  30. September (1987) | Directed by Woody Allen – C
  31. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | directed by Steven Spielberg – A
  32. A Safe Place (1971) | Directed by Henry Jaglom – D
  33. A State of Mind (2004) | Directed by Daniel Gordon – B+
  34. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) | directed by Woody Allen – A
  35. Broadway Danny Rose (1984) | Directed by Woody Allen – B+
  36. Radio Days (1987) | Directed by Woody Allen – A-
  37. Drive (2011) | Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn – A
  38. American Psycho (2000) | Directed by Mary Harron – B+
  39. The Tree of Life (2011) | Directed by Terrence Malick – A
  40. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) | Directed by Woody Allen – A
  41. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) |Directed by Robert Benton – A

February

  1. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) | Directed by Paul Schrader – B-
  2. Metropolitan (1990) | Directed by Whit Stillman – B+
  3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – A
  4. The Fighter (2010) | Directed by David O. Russell – B+
  5. Office Space (1999) | Directed by Mike Judge – B
  6. Duck Soup (1933) | Directed by Leo McCarey – A
  7. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | Directed by Rob Reiner – B+
  8. Clerks (1994) | Directed by Kevin Smith – C+
  9. A Woman is a Woman (1961) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – B
  10. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | Directed by Frank Darabont – B+
  11. The Untouchables (1987) | Directed by Brian De Palma – B+
  12. The Woman in Black (2012) | Directed by James Watkins – B-
  13. Rio (2011) | Directed by Carlos Saldanha – B
  14. Back to the Future (1985)  Directed by Robert Zemeckis – C
  15. Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Directed by Robert Zemeckis – C
  16. Babel (2006) | Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu – A-
  17. Juno (2007) | Directed by Jason Reitman – B
  18. Moneyball (2011) | Directed by Bennett Miller – C

March

  1. The 400 Blows (1959) | Directed by Francois Truffaut – A
  2. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) | Directed by Gil Junger – A-
  3. Insignificance (1985) | Directed by Nicolas Roeg – A-
  4. The Holiday (2006) | Directed by Nancy Meyers – B+
  5. Brokeback Mountain (2005) | Directed by Ang Lee – B+
  6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) | Directed by Rupert Wyatt – B+
  7. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) | Directed by Alfonso Cuarón – C+
  8. Godzilla (1954) | Directed by Ishiro Honda – A-
  9. Playtime (1967) | Directed by Jaques Tati – A
  10. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) | Directed by Wes Anderson – A-
  11. Night and Fog (1955) | Directed by Alain Renais – A+
  12. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) | Directed by William Joyce – A
  13. Sounds from a Town I Love (2001) | Directed by Woody Allen – B+
  14. Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – A
  15. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) | Directed by Luis Bunuel – B+
  16. Hotel Chevalier (2007) | Directed by Wes Anderson – A-
  17. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) | Directed by Wes Anderson – B+
  18. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | Directed by Otto Preminger – A
  19. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) | Directed by Bob Rafelson – B
  20. Catch Me If You Can (2002) | Directed by Steven Spielberg – B+
  21. The Skin I Live In (2011) | Directed by Pedro Almodovar – A-
  22. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Directed by David Fincher – A-
  23. The Last Picture Show (1971) | Directed by Peter Bogdonavich – A
  24. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011) | Directed by Constance Marks – B+
  25. The Best and the Brightest (2010) | Directed by Josh Shelov – C-
  26. Stop –Loss (2008) | Directed by Kimberly Pierce – C
  27. Mildred Pierce (2011) | Directed by Todd Haynes – A
  28. Hunger (2008) | Directed by Steve McQueen – B+
  29. To Catch a Thief (1955) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock – B+
  30. Young Adult (2011) } Directed by Jason Reitman – A
  31. Chungking Express (1994) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – A

April

  1. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) | Directed by Sidney Lumet – B
  2. Persona (1966) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A+
  3. Pi (π) (1998) | Directed by Darren Aronofsky – A
  4. Beginners (2010) | Directed by Mike Mills – A-
  5. Hanna (2011) | Directed by Joe Wright – B+
  6. The Muppets (2011) | Directed by James Bobbin – C+
  7. Rushmore (1998) | Directed by Wes Anderson – B+
  8. 28 Days Later… (2002) | Directed by Danny Boyle – A-
  9. The Passion of the Christ (2005) | Directed by Mel Gibson – B
  10. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | Directed by Martin Scorsese – A
  11. The Fly (1986) | Directed by David Cronenberg – A
  12. Benny and Joon (1993) | Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik – B+
  13. The Killing (1956) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B+
  14. Killer’s Kiss (1955) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B
  15. Ocean’s Twelve (2004) | Directed by Stephen Soderbergh – B
  16. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | Directed by Guy Ritchie – B+
  17. Pierrot le Fou (1965) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – B+
  18. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) | Directed by Drew Goddard – A
  19. Alien (1979) | Directed by Ridley Scott – A
  20. Aliens (1986) | Directed by James Cameron – A
  21. Tokyo Drifter (1966) | Directed by Seijun Suzuki – A-
  22. Branded to Kill (1967) | Directed by Seijun Suzuki – B+
  23. Alien3: Work Print Cut (1992) | Directed by David Fincher – B+
  24. Tiny Furniture (2010) | Directed by Lena Dunham – B
  25. Alien3: Theatrical Cut (1992) | Directed by David Fincher – C-
  26. Alien: Resurrection (1997) | Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunut – C+
  27. Everything Must Go (2010) | Directed by Dan Rush – A-
  28. The Seventh Seal (1957) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A
  29. Cinema Verite (2011) | Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – C
  30. Shame (2011) | Directed by Steve McQueen – B

May

  1. American Graffiti (1973) | Directed by George Lucas – A
  2. Fatal Attraction (1987) | Directed by Adrian Lyne – A-
  3. Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) | Directed by Charles Reisner – A-
  4. The Last Metro (1980) | Directed by Francois Truffaut – A-
  5. Spy Kids (2001) | Directed by Robert Rodriguez – B
  6. Help! (1965) | Directed by Richard Lester – C
  7. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – B+
  8. The Terminator (1984) | Directed by james Cameron – B+
  9. Our Hospitality (1923) | Directed by John G. Blystone and Buster Keaton – A-
  10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) | Directed by Robert Wiene – A
  11. Secret Sunshine (2007) | directed by Lee Chang-dong – A+
  12. Mary and Max (2009) | Directed Adam Elliot – A-
  13. Submarine (2010) | Directed by Richard Ayoade – B+
  14. I Am Legend (2007) | Directed by Francis Lawrence – B-
  15. Mouse Hunt (1997) | Directed by Gore Verbinski – B+
  16. The Avengers (2012) | Directed by Joss Whedon – B+
  17. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 91962) | Directed by Robert Enrico – B
  18. Citizen Kane (1941) | Directed by Orson Welles – A-
  19. The People vs. George Lucas (2010) | Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe – B-
  20. Outrage (2009) | Directed by Kirby Dick – B+
  21. The Lady Eve (1941) | Directed by Preston Sturgess – A-
  22. Manderlay (2005) | Directed by Lars von Trier – B+
  23. Dancer in the Dark (2000) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A+
  24. Jules and Jim (1962) | Directed by Francois Truffaut – A

June

  1. The Exterminating Angel (1962) | Directed by Luis Bunuel – B
  2. Friends with Benefits (2011) | Directed by Will Gluck – C+
  3. Lars and the Real Girl (2007) | Directed by Craig Gillespie – A
  4. FreeDogme (2000) | Featuring Wim Wenders, Jean-Marc Barr, Wim Wnders, and Lone Scaefer – B+
  5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) | Directed by Joe Johnston – C
  6. Blue Valentine (2010) | Directed by Derek Cienfrance – A+
  7. The Element of Crime (1984) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A-
  8. Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997) | Directed by Stij Bjorkman – B+
  9. Epidemic (1987) | Directed by Lars von Trier – C
  10. Europa (1991) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
  11. Do the Right Thing (1989) | Directed by Spike Lee – B+
  12. Heavenly Creatures (1994) | Directed by Peter Jackson – A-
  13. Delicatessen (1991) | Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet – A
  14. An Andolousian Dog (1929) | Directed by Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali – A-
  15. Zéro de conduit (1933) | Directed by Jean Vigo – A
  16. The Navigator (1924) | Directed by Donald Crisp – A
  17. Medea (1988) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
  18. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) | Directed by Rupert Sanders – C-
  19. Prometheus (2012) | Directed by Ridley Scott – B
  20. Lone Star (1996) | Directed by John Sayles – B+
  21. Coriolanus (2011) | Directed by Ralph Fiennes – A-
  22. Monsoon Wedding (2001) | Directed by Mira Nair – B+
  23. Crash (2004) | Directed by Paul Haggis – B
  24. The Trip (2010) | Directed by Michael Winterbottom – B+
  25. Risky Business (1983) | Directed by Paul Brickman – C
  26. Ace in the Hole (1951) | Directed by Billy Wilder – A-
  27. Sense and Sensibility (1995) | Directed by Ang Lee – B
  28. Cold Weather (2010) | Directed by Aaron Katz – B
  29. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) | Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – A-
  30.  Masters of Horror: Imprint (2006) | Directed by Takashi Miike – B+
  31. Half Nelson (2006) | Directed by Ryan Fleck – B+
  32. Sherrybaby (2006) | Directed by Laurie Collyer – B-
  33. Adventureland (2009) | Directed by Greg Mottola – A-

July

  1. Buried (2010) | Directed by Rodrigo Cortes – A-
  2. Thor (2011) | Directed by Kenneth Branagh – B+
  3. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | Directed by Steve Miner – B-
  4. Valhalla Rising (2009) | Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn – B-
  5. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | Directed by Nora Ephron – B
  6. 3 Women (1977) | Directed by Robert Altman – A
  7. The House of the Devil (2009) | Directed by Ti West – C+
  8. I Saw the Devil (2010) | Directed by Kim Je-woon – B-
  9. Carnage (2011) | Directed by Roman Polanski – B+
  10. Take Shelter (2011) | Directed by Jeff Nichols – A
  11. The Artist (2011) | Directed by Michel Hazanavicius – C-
  12. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) | Directed by Guy Ritchie – B
  13. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) | Directed by Sean Durkin – A-
  14. Mary Last Seen (2010) | Directed by Sean Durkin – B+
  15. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) | Directed by Wes Anderson – A-
  16. Harakiri (1962) | Directed by Masaki Kobayashi – B-
  17. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) | Directed by Brad Bird – B+
  18. District 9 (2009) | Directed by Neil Blomkamp – A+
  19. Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) | Directed by Ridley Scott – B
  20. Alive in Joburg (2006) | Directed by Neil Blomkamp – B
  21. The Fallen Idol (1948) | Directed by Carol Reed – B
  22. Shallow Grave (1994) | Directed by Danny Boyle – B-
  23. Batman (1989) | Directed by Tim Burton – C
  24. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen – A
  25. Animal Kingdom (2010) | Directed by David Michod – A-
  26. Brave (2012) | Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman – B-
  27. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) | Directed by Craig McCall – B+
  28. Before Sunrise (1995) | Directed by Richard Linklater – A-
  29. I’m Not There (2007) | Directed by Todd Haynes – B+
  30. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Directed by Christopher Nolan – B
  31. Another Year (2010) | Directed by Mike Leigh – A-
  32. Topsy-Turvy (1999) | Directed by Mike Leigh – A
  33. Morning Glory (2010) | Directed by Roger Michell – B-
  34. The Double Life of Veronique (1991) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  35. Three Colors: Blue (1993) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A+
  36. Three Colors: White (1994) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  37. Three Colors: Red (1994) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A
  38. My Kid Could Paint That (2007) | Directed by Amir Bar-Lev – B+
  39. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) | Directed by Lynne Ramsay – A
  40. Hostel (2005) | Dirceted by Eli Roth – C+
  41. Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (2012) | Directed by Matthew Akers and Jeff Dupre – B+
  42. Contagion (2011) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – B+
  43. Hemingway and Gellhorn (2012) | Directed by Philip Kaufman – C-
  44. The School of Rock (2003) | Directed by Richard Linklater – A-
  45. Hostel Part II (2007) | Directed by Eli Roth – B-
  46. Before Sunset (2004) | Directed by Richard Linklater – A-
  47. Mission: Impossible (1996) | Directed by Brian De Palma – B
  48. Mission: Impossible II (2000) | Directed by John Woo – C+
  49. Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) | Directed by Benjamin Christensen – B+
  50. Patton (1970) | Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner – C
  51. The Thin Red Line (1998) | Directed by Terrence Malick – A
  52. Onibaba (1964) | Directed by Kaneto Shindo – B+
  53. Moon (2009) | Directed by Duncan Jones – A
  54. Layer Cake (2004) | Directed by Matthew Vaughn – A- 
  55. Marie Antoinette (2006) | Directed by Sofia Coppola – C+

August

  1. I Am Love (2009) |Directed Luca Guadagnino – A-
  2. Junkopia (1981) | Directed by Chris Marker – B+
  3. Barney’s Version (2010) | Directed by Richard J. Lewis – B-
  4. Closer (2004) | Directed by Mike Nichols – B+
  5. Caché (2005) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
  6. Apocalypse Now 91979) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A
  7. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) | Directed by Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper – A
  8. The Piano Teacher (2001) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
  9. Scarlet Street (1945) | Directed by Fritz Lang – B+
  10. Contempt (1963) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – C
  11. The White Ribbon (2009) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
  12. Shoot ‘Em Up (2007) | Directed by Michael David – C-
  13. Trainspotting (1996) | Directed by Danny Boyle – B-
  14. Hour of the Wolf (1968) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – B
  15. College (1927) | Directed by James W Horne – A
  16. Seven Chances (1925) | Directed by Buster Keaton – A
  17. Wild Target (2009) | Directed by Jonathan Lynn – B
  18. Nocturna Artificialia (1979) | Directed by The Quay Brothers – B
  19. The Brothers Bloom (2008) | Directed by Rian Johnson – B+
  20. Wings of Desire 91987) | Directed by Wim Wenders – A+
  21. Russian Ark (2002) | Directed by Alexander Sokurov – A-
  22. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) | Directed by Victor Enrice – B+
  23. The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – A-
  24. Battleship Potempkin (1925) | Directed by Sergei Eisenstein – A
  25. The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1986) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A-
  26. Quills (2000) | Directed by Philip Kaufman – A
  27. Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate (1986) | Directed by Kirby Dick – B+
  28. Funny Games (1997) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A-
  29. Red State (2011) | Directed by Kevin Smith – B-
  30. 21 Grams (2003) | Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – B+
  31. Small Soldiers (1998) | Directed by Joe Dante – A-
  32. Piranha (2010) | Directed by Alexandre Aja – C
  33. Company: A Musical Comedy (2008) | Directed by John Doyle – A+
  34. Super 8 (2011) | Directed by JJ Abrams – B+
  35. Full Metal Jacket (1987) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B+
  36. City of Angels (1998) | Directed by Brad Siberling – C
  37. The Decalogue (1988) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  38. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (2007) | Directed by Cristian Mungiu – A+
  39. The Vanishing of the Bees (2009) | Directed by George Langworthy and Maryam Henein – B
  40. Child’s Play (1988) | Directed by Tom Holland – C+
  41. Winnebago Man (2009) | Directed by Ben Steinbauer – B+
  42. Romance and Cigarettes (2005) | Directed John Tutoro – C
  43. Mimic (1997) | Directed by Guillermo del Toro – B+
  44. An American Werewolf in London (1981) | Directed by John Landis – A-
  45. Matilda (1996) | Directed by Danny DeVito – A-
  46. I’m Still Here (2010) | Directed by Casey Affleck – B
  47. Poetry (2010) | Directed by Lee Chang-dong – A
  48. Cinema Paradiso (1988) | Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A-
  49. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: The Series (1979) | Directed by John Irvin – A-
  50. Blue Velvet (1986) | Directed by David Lynch – B+
  51. The Complete Metropolis (1927) | Directed by Fritz Lang – A+++
  52. The Five Obstructions (2003) | Directed by Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth – A
  53. The Perfect Human (1967) | Directed by Jorgen Leth – A
  54. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) | Directed by Tomas Alfredson – B+
  55. Boogie Nights (1997) | Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – A-

September

  1. Jurassic Park (1993) | Directed by Steven Spielberg – A-
  2. Grey Gardens (1975) | Directed by Ellen Howde and Albert Maysles – A
  3. It Happened One Night (1934) | Directed by Frank Capra – B
  4. The Matrix (1999) | Directed by Directed by the Wachowskis – B-
  5. Death at a Funeral (2007) | Directed by Frank Oz – B-
  6. Margin Call (2011) | Directed by JC Chandor – B+
  7. Grey Gardens (2009) | Directed by Michael Sucsy – A-
  8. In the Mood for Love (2000) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – A+
  9. Little Children (2006) | Directed by Todd Fields – A
  10. Clueless (1995) | Directed by Amy Heckerling – B
  11. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Directed by Martin Brest – B+
  12. Haywire (2011) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – B-
  13. Children of Men (2006) | Directed by Alfonso Cuaron – A
  14. Dead Snow (2009) | Directed by Tommy Wirkola – B
  15. Twin Peaks: The Pilot (1990) | Directed by David Lynch – A-
  16. Donnie Brasco (1997) | Directed by Mike Newell – A-
  17. Badlands (1973) | Directed by Terrence Malick – B+
  18. Mulholland Dr. (2001) | Directed by David Lynch – A+++
  19. Eraserhead (1977) | Directed by David Lynch – A+
  20. Jaws (1975) | Directed by Steven Spielberg – A-
  21. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | Directed by Julian Schnabel – A-
  22. The Turin Horse (2011) | Directed by Bela Tarr – A
  23. I ❤ Huckabees (2004) | Directed by David O. Russell – B+
  24. Hard Eight (1996) } Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – B
  25. Requiem for a Dream (2000) | Directed by Darren Aronofsky – A
  26. Looper (2012) | Directed by Rian Johnson – A-
  27. En Blomst (1971) | Directed by Lars von Trier – B
  28. The Elephant Man (1980) | Directed by David Lynch – A
  29. Don’t Look Now (1973) | Directed by Nicolas Roeg – B+
  30. Play Misty for Me (1971) | Directed by Clint Eastwood – B
  31. Paris is Burning (1990) | Directed by Jennie Livingston – B+
  32. Klown (2010) | Directed by Mikkel Norgaard – B+
  33. Charlie Bartlett (2007) | Directed by Jon Poll – B

October 2012

  1. The Fountain (2007) | Directed by Darren Aronofsky – A-
  2. Somewhere (2011) | Directed by Sofia Coppola – B
  3. Straw Dogs (1971) | Directed by Sam Peckinpah – B
  4. Dogtooth (2009) | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos – A-
  5. The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | Directed by Terrence Davies – A-
  6. Night Train to Munich (1940) |Directed by Carol Reed – B+
  7. The Conversation (1974) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A
  8. 2 Days in Paris (2007) | Directed by Julie Delpy – B+
  9. Muriel’s Wedding (1994) | Directed by PJ Hogan – B+
  10. Once (2006) | Directed by John Carney – C+
  11. The Five-Year Engagement (2012) | Directed by Nicholas Stoller – A-
  12. Great Directors (2009) | Directed by Angela Ismailos – B+
  13. Mommie Dearest (1981) | Directed by Frank Perry – C+
  14. Strangers on a Train (1951) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock – A-
  15. Poltergeist (1982) | Directed by Tobe Hooper – B
  16. The Evil Dead (1981) | Directed by Sam Raimi – A-
  17. Slither (2006) | Directed by James Gunn – B+
  18. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) | Directed by Roman Polanski – A
  19. The Thing (1982) | Directed by John Carpenter – A
  20. Nowhere Boy (2009) | Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson – B+
  21.  Seven Psychopaths (2012) | Directed by Martin McDonagh – A-
  22.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) | Directed by Stephen Chbosky – B+
  23. Argo (2012) | Directed by Ben Affleck – B
  24. Ugetsu (1953) | Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – A-
  25. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) | Directed by Alain Renais – A
  26. Wild Strawberries(1957) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A
  27. A Separation (2011) | Directed by Asghar Farhadi – A

November

  1. Chico and Rita (2010) | Directed by Tono Errando and Javier Mariscal – C
  2. Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys (2000) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
  3. Pretty in Pink (1986) | Directed by Howard Deutch – B+
  4. Paulie (1998) | Directed by John Roberts – B-
  5. Naked Lunch (1991) | Directed by David Cronenberg – B
  6. One Hour Photo (2002) | Directed by Mark Romanek – A
  7. Bernie (2012) | Directed by Richard Linkater – B+
  8. Skyfall (2012) | Directed by Sam Mendes – A
  9. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – C+
  10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) | Directed by Billy Wilder – A
  11. Hum Tum(2004) | Directed by Kunal Kohli – C
  12. Quantum of Solace (2008) | Directed by Marc Forster – B-
  13. The Queen (2006) | Directed by Stephen Frears – B+
  14. Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (2012) | Directed by Stevan Riley – A-
  15. Camera (2000) |Directed by David Cronenberg – A
  16. Hua yang de nian hua (2000) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – B
  17. La Luna (2011) | Directed by Enrico Casarosa – A-
  18. George and AJ (2009) | Directed by Josh Cooley – B+
  19. Hawaiian Vacation (2011) | Directed by Gary Rydstrom – B+
  20. Air Mater (2011) – C
  21. Small Fry (2011) | directed by Angus MacLane – B+
  22. Time Travel Mater (2012) | Directed by Rob Gibbs – C
  23. The Lady and the Lamp (1979) | Directed by John Lasseter – A-
  24. La Jetee (1962) | Directed by Chris Marker – A
  25. Barry Lyndon (1975) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B+
  26. The Hours (2002) | Directed by Stephen Daldry – A
  27. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) | Directed by Danny DeVito – D
  28. The Science of Sleep (2006) | Directed by Michel Gondry – A-
  29. L.A. Confidential (1997) | Directed by Curtis Hanson – A-
  30. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Directed by Frank Capra – C-
  31. Paris Je T’aime (2006) | Directed by A Lot of People – B
  32. Nocturne (1980) | Directed by Lars von Trier – B+
  33. Six Men Getting Sick (1966) | Directed by David Lynch – B
  34. The Alphabet (1968) | Directed by David Lynch – B
  35. Tramway (1979) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – B+
  36. Killing Them Softly (2012) | Directed by Andrew Dominik – C

December

  1. Barton Fink (1991) | Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen – A-
  2. The Wonder Ring (1955) | Directed by Stan Brakage – B
  3. Days of Being Wild (1990) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – B+
  4. The Invisible War (2012) | Directed by Kirby Dick – A
  5. Like Crazy (2011) | Directed by Drake DOremus – B
  6. Somewhere in the Arctic…. | Directed by Andrew Stanton – A-
  7. Winter | Directed by Pete Doctor – B
  8. Palm Springs | Directed by Pete Doctor – B+
  9. Next Door | Directed by Pete Doctor – B+
  10. Cours du Soir | Directed by Nicolas Ribowski – B+
  11. Charlotte et son Jules (1959) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – C+
  12. Hunter Goes to Hollywood (2003) | Directed by Wayne Ewig – B
  13. Une Histoire d’eau (1961) |Directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut – A-
  14. Blood of the Beasts (1949) | Directed by Georges Franju – A
  15. La villa Santo Sospir (1952) | Directed by Jean Cocteau – B
  16. Thursday’s Children (1955) | Directed by Lindsay Anderson – A
  17. In the Beginning was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1976) | Directed by Chuck Statler – B
  18. The Musicians (1958) | Directed by Kazimierz Karabasz – A
  19. Factory (1971) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  20. Hospital (1976) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  21. Railway Station (1980) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  22. The Face (1966) | Directed by Piotr Studzinski – B
  23. Seven Women of Different Ages(1979) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  24. Talking Heads(1980) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
  25. Sound of Noise (2010) | Directed by Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson – A-
  26. Girl Walk // All Day (2011) | Directed by Jacob Krupnick – A-
  27. Breaking the Waves (1996) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
  28. A Cat in Paris (2011) | Directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli – C
  29. Lick the Star (1998) | Directed by Sofia Coppola – B-
  30. Best in Show (2000) | Directed by Christopher Guest – B
  31. Man with a Movie Camera (1929) | Directed by Dziga Vertov – A
  32.  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) | Directed by Peter Jackson – B
  33. Pina (2011) | Directed by Wim Wenders – A-
  34. Take This Waltz (2011) | Directed by Sarah Polley – B-
  35. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) | Directed by Alison Klayman – B+
  36. The Kid with a Bike (2012) | Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes – B+
  37. The Grey (2012) | Directed by Joe Carnahan – B+
  38. The Idiots (1998) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
  39. Holy Motors (2012) | Directed by Leos Carax – A
  40. Tales from the Script (2009) | Directed by Peter Hanson – C+
  41. The Boss of It All (2006) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A-
  42. Ted (2012) | Directed by Seth Macfarlane – C
  43. The Queen of Versailles (2012) | Directed by Lauren Greenfield – A-
  44. Becoming Santa (2011) | Directed by Jeff Meyers – B
  45. Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! (1986) | Directed by Bill Melendez – B
  46. The American Scream (2012) | Directed by Michael Stephenson – B+
  47. It’s an Adventure, Charlie Brown! (1983) | Directed by Bill Melendez – B
  48. A Charlie Brown Celebration (1982) | Directed by Bill Melendez – B
  49. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) | Directed by David Gelb – A-
  50. Oslo, August 31st (2012) | Directed by Joachim Trier – A+
  51. Sleepwalk with Me (2012) | Directed by Mike Birbiglia – B-
  52. Goodbye, First Love (2012) | Directed by Mia Hansen-Love – B+
  53. Les Misérables (2012) | Directed by Tom Hooper – C-
  54. After Porn Ends (2010) | Bryce Wagoner – B
  55. Monsieur Lazhar (2011) | Directed by Philppe Falardeau – B+
  56. Elena (2011) | Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev – A-
  57. Side by Side (2012) | Directed by Christopher Kenneally – A-
  58. How to Survive a Plague (2012) | Directed by David France – B+
  59. Alps (2012) | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos – A-
  60. 2 Days in New York (2012) | Directed by Julie Delpy – B+
  61. The Long Goodbye (1973) | Directed by Robert Altman – A-
  62. Week End (1967) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – A
  63. Sans Soleil (1983) | Directed by Chris Marker – B+

This entry was posted in 2012 in Film.