1.02.2012

2012 Viewing Log

This is probably the third year I've tried this. Let's see if I can sustain it for once. Presented in reverse chronological order (it's easier for me). A pair of "/" will be around the title if I've seen it before. A ^ will appear after the parenthesis for non-theatrical viewings. Shorts are treated all the same; ratings are out of four five.

86. (Mar. 16) 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord, Chris Miller) ****

85. (Mar. 14) Wild Reeds (André Téchiné, 1994) ****

84. (Mar. 13) Hilary and Jackie (Anand Tucker, 1998) ***1/2

83. (Mar. 11) Wanderlust (David Wain, 2012) ***1/2

82. (Mar. 11) The Lorax (Chris Renauld, Kyle Balda, 2012) ***

81. (Mar. 10) An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981) ****

Four/five divide. Bear with me.

80. (Mar. 9) /Hugo/ (Martin Scorsese, 2011) ***1/2

79. (Mar. 4) The Toxic Avenger (Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, 1984) ***1/2

78. (Feb. 29) Richard III (Richard Loncraine, 1995)^ **1/2

77. (Feb. 29) Ashes of Time Redux (Wong Kar Wai, 2008)^ ****

76. (Feb. 28) /Paths of Glory/ (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) ****

75. (Feb. 28) Pina (Win Wenders, 2011) {3D} **1/2

74. (Feb. 26) A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011) ****

73. (Feb. 25) Scream (Wes Craven, 1996)^ **

72. (Feb. 24) Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (Tyler Perry, 2012) ***

71. (Feb. 23) King of New York (Abel Ferrara, 1990)^ ***1/2

70. (Feb. 23) /Tron: Legacy/ (Joseph Kosinski, 2010)^ ***1/2

69. (Feb. 21) Pusher II (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2004)^ ***

68. (Feb. 18) Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983) ****

67. (Feb. 17) The Secret World of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi, 2010) ***

66. (Feb. 17) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Nevaldine/Taylor, 2012) **1/2

65. (Feb. 16) Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (Bill Condon, 2011) **

64. (Feb. 15) /Robot Monster/ (Phil Tucker, 1952)^ ****

63. (Feb. 14) Chronicle (Josh Trank, 2012) **1/2

62. (Feb. 14) Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)^ ***1/2

61. (Feb. 12) /The Artist/ (Michel Hazanavicius, 2011)^ **1/2

60. (Feb. 10) King Kong vs. Godzilla {U.S. version} (Ishirō Honda, Thomas Montgomery, 1963) ***1/2

59. (Feb. 10) /Hugo/ {3D} (Martin Scorsese, 2011) ***1/2

58. (Feb. 10) Metropolitan (Whit Stillman, 1990)^ ***

57. (Feb. 9) The Living End (Gregg Araki, 1992)^ ***

56. (Feb. 7) The Grey (Joe Carnahan, 2012) ***

55. (Feb. 7) Matinee (Joe Dante, 1993)^ ***

54. (Feb. 5) Red State (Kevin Smith, 2011)^ *

53. (Feb. 4) In the Name of the Father (Jim Sheridan, 1993)^ ****

52. (Feb. 4) Trauma (Dario Argento, 1993) **

51. (Feb. 3) Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano, 1993)^ ***1/2

50. (Feb. 3) Poison (Todd Haynes, 1991)^ ***

49. (Feb. 3) Pusher (Nicolas Winding Refn, 1996)^ ***

48. (Feb. 2) Happy Together (Wong kar-wai, 1997)^ ***1/2

47. (Feb. 2) Days of Being Wild (Wong kar-wai, 1990)^ ***1/2

46. (Feb. 1) Outrage (Takeshi Kitano, 2010)^ ***

45. (Feb. 1) Fast & Furious (Justin Lin, 2009)^ **

44. (Jan. 31) The Mill & the Cross (Lech Majewski, 2011)^ ***

43. (Jan. 31) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Stephen Daldry, 2011) *1/2

42. (Jan. 31) The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, 1992)^ ***

41. (Jan. 31) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Justin Lin, 2006)^ **1/2

40. (Jan. 30) Hell and Back Again (Danfung Dennis, 2011)^ ***

39. (Jan. 30) Tabloid (Errol Morris, 2010)^ ***

38. (Jan. 30) Undefeated (Dan Linsay, T.J. Martin, 2011)^ **1/2

37. (Jan. 29) Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995)^ ***

36. (Jan. 29) /The Shining/ (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) ****

35. (Jan. 28) A Better Life (Chris Weitz, 2011)^ **1/2

34. (Jan. 28) Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)^ **1/2

33. (Jan. 28) Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992)^ ***

32. (Jan. 28) Red Tails (Anthony Hemingway, 2012) **

31. (Jan. 27) The Iron Lady (Phyllida Lloyd, 2011)^ *

30. (Jan. 27) A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, 2011) ***

29. (Jan. 27) The Birdcage (Mike Nichols, 1996)^ **1/2

28. (Jan. 26) Reversal of Fortune (Barbet Schroeder, 1990)^ **1/2

27. (Jan. 26) The Aristocats (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1970)^ *

26. (Jan. 25) /The Killer/ (John Woo, 1989)^ ****

25. (Jan. 24) Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011) ***1/2

24. (Jan. 24) Angels Crest (Gaby Dellal, 2011)^ *1/2

23. (Jan. 23) Albert Nobbs (Rodrigo Garcia, 2011)^ **

22. (Jan. 21) /Sucker Punch/ {Extended Edition} (Zack Snyder, 2011)^ ***

21. (Jan. 20) /Beauty and the Beast/ {3D} (Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, 1991) ***

20. (Jan. 20) Underworld: Awakening (Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein, 2012) 1/2

19. (Jan. 19) /Miami Connection/ (Y.K. Kim, Woo-sang Park, 1987)^ ***

18. (Jan. 19) In a Better World (Susanne Bier, 2010)^ **

17. (Jan. 17) Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010)^ ***

16. (Jan. 16) The Exterminating Angel (Luis Buñuel, 1962)^ ***

15. (Jan. 13) Carnage (Roman Polanski, 2011) ***

14. (Jan. 12) War Horse (Steven Spielberg, 2011) **

13. (Jan. 12) Clueless (Amy Heckerling, 1995)^ *

12. (Jan. 11) Young Adult (Jason Reitman, 2011) ***

11. (Jan. 10) /Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace/ (George Lucas, 1999)^ **

10. (Jan. 10) The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994)^ ***

9. (Jan. 10) Kicking and Screaming (Noah Baumbach, 1995)^ ***1/2

8. (Jan. 9) Awakenings (Penny Marshall, 1990)^ *1/2

7. (Jan. 8) Bugsy (Barry Levinson, 1991)^ *1/2

6. (Jan. 6) La Femme Nikita (Luc Besson, 1990)^ **1/2

5. (Jan. 5) /Midnight in Paris/ (Woody Allen, 2011) ***1/2

4. (Jan. 3) /Midnight in Paris/ (Woody Allen, 2011) ***1/2

3. (Jan. 2) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Guy Ritchie, 2011) *1/2

2. (Jan. 1) /Midnight in Paris/ (Woody Allen, 2011) ***1/2

1. (Jan. 1) 10 Things I Hate About You (Gil Junger, 1999)^ ***