1.02.2012

2012 Viewing Log

This is probably the third year I've tried this, so 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.

133. (May 16) Oriental Elegy (Aleksandr Sokurov, 1996)^ A-

132. (May 15) /Titanic/ (James Cameron, 1997) A

131. (May 14) The Ward (John Carpenter, 2010)^ C+

130. (May 12) The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980) A

129. (May 12) A Moment of Innocence (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996)^ A

128. (May 11) The Lucky One (Scott Hicks, 2012) C-

127. (May 11) Dark Shadows (Tim Burton, 2012) B-

126. (May 11) Jiro Dreams of Sushi (David Gelb, 2011) A-

125. (May 10) Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman, 2012) A-

124. (May 9) Safe (Boaz Yakin, 2012) B

123. (May 6) /John Carter/ (Andrew Stanton, 2012) B

122. (May 6) /The Avengers/ (Joss Whedon, 2012) B-

121. (May 5) /Aliens (Director's Cut)/ (James Cameron, 1986) A-

120. (May 4) /The Three Stooges/ (Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly, 2012) B+

119. (May 4) The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt, 2012) B

118. (May 3) The Avengers {3D} (Joss Whedon, 2012) B-

117. (May 3) /The Godfather, Part II/ (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) A+

116. (May 2) /Titanic/ {3D} (James Cameron, 1997) A

115. (May 1) Footnote (Joseph Cedar, 2011) B

114. (Apr. 29) /21 Jump Street/ (Phil Lord and Chris Miller, 2012) B+

113. (Apr. 29) The Five-Year Engagement (Nicholas Stoller, 2012) B+

112. (Apr. 26) /Casablanca/ (Michael Curtiz, 1942) A-

111. (Apr. 24) The Kid with a Bike (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, 2011) A

110. (Apr. 24) The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard, 2012) C+

109. (Apr. 18) A Night to Remember (Roy Ward, 1958)^ B+

108. (Apr. 15) Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh, 2012) B-

107. (Apr. 15) The Three Stooges (Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly, 2012) B+

106. (Apr. 15) The Majestic (Frank Darabont, 2001) B+

105. (Apr. 15) /Big/ (Penny Marshall, 1988) B+

104. (Apr. 13) /Titanic/ {3D} (James Cameron, 1997) A

103. (Apr. 12) /A Dangerous Method/ (David Cronenberg, 2011)^ B+

102. (Apr. 10) Winds of the Wasteland {AKA Stagecoach Run} (Mack V. Wright, 1936) D+

101. (Apr. 9) /Rashōmon/ (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) A-

100. (Apr. 8) /Titanic/ {3D} (James Cameron, 1997) A

99. (Apr. 6) Safe House (Daniel Espinosa, 2012) C-

98. (Apr. 6) American Reunion (John Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, 2012) C-

97. (Apr. 4) /Titanic/ {3D} (James Cameron, 1997) A

96. (Apr. 3) /The Princess Bride/ (Rob Reiner, 1987) B+

95. (Mar. 30) /The Descendants/ (Alexander Payne, 2011) B+

94. (Mar. 30) Wrath of the Titans {3D} (Jonathan Liebesman, 2012) B

93. (Mar. 29) /The Godfather/ (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) A

92. (Mar. 27) Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch, 1995)^ A

91. (Mar. 23) Primary Colors (Mike Nichols, 1998) B

90. (Mar. 22) /The Adventures of Tintin/ (Steven Spielberg, 2011) B+

89. (Mar. 19) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Brad Peyton, 2012) D+

88. (Mar. 18) Song of the South (Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson, 1946)^ B+

87. (Mar. 17) Leprechaun (Mark Jones, 1993) D+

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

85. (Mar. 14) Wild Reeds (André Téchiné, 1994)^ B+

84. (Mar. 13) Hilary and Jackie (Anand Tucker, 1998)^ B

83. (Mar. 11) Wanderlust (David Wain, 2012) B

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

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

80. (Mar. 9) /Hugo/ (Martin Scorsese, 2011) A-

79. (Mar. 4) The Toxic Avenger (Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, 1984) B+

78. (Feb. 29) Richard III (Richard Loncraine, 1995)^ B-

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

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

75. (Feb. 28) Pina (Win Wenders, 2011) {3D} C+

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

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

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

71. (Feb. 23) King of New York (Abel Ferrara, 1990)^ B+

70. (Feb. 23) /Tron: Legacy/ (Joseph Kosinski, 2010)^ A-

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

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

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

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

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

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

63. (Feb. 14) Chronicle (Josh Trank, 2012) B

62. (Feb. 14) Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)^ A-

61. (Feb. 12) /The Artist/ (Michel Hazanavicius, 2011)^ B

60. (Feb. 10) King Kong vs. Godzilla {U.S. version} (Ishirō Honda, Thomas Montgomery, 1963) B+

59. (Feb. 10) /Hugo/ {3D} (Martin Scorsese, 2011) A-

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

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

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

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

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

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

52. (Feb. 4) Trauma (Dario Argento, 1993) C+

51. (Feb. 3) Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano, 1993)^ B+

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

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

48. (Feb. 2) Happy Together (Wong kar-wai, 1997)^ B+

47. (Feb. 2) Days of Being Wild (Wong kar-wai, 1990)^ B+

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

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

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

43. (Jan. 31) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Stephen Daldry, 2011) C-

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

41. (Jan. 31) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Justin Lin, 2006)^ B

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

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

38. (Jan. 30) Undefeated (Dan Linsay, T.J. Martin, 2011)^ B-

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

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

35. (Jan. 28) A Better Life (Chris Weitz, 2011)^ B

34. (Jan. 28) Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)^ B

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

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

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

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

29. (Jan. 27) The Birdcage (Mike Nichols, 1996)^ B

28. (Jan. 26) Reversal of Fortune (Barbet Schroeder, 1990)^ B

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

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

25. (Jan. 24) Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011) A

24. (Jan. 24) Angels Crest (Gaby Dellal, 2011)^ C-

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

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

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

20. (Jan. 20) Underworld: Awakening (Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein, 2012) D-

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

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

17. (Jan. 17) Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010)^ B+

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

15. (Jan. 13) Carnage (Roman Polanski, 2011) B+

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

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

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

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

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

9. (Jan. 10) Kicking and Screaming (Noah Baumbach, 1995)^ A

8. (Jan. 9) Awakenings (Penny Marshall, 1990)^ C

7. (Jan. 8) Bugsy (Barry Levinson, 1991)^ C

6. (Jan. 6) La Femme Nikita (Luc Besson, 1990)^ B

5. (Jan. 5) /Midnight in Paris/ (Woody Allen, 2011) A-

4. (Jan. 3) /Midnight in Paris/ (Woody Allen, 2011) A-

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

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

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