Best:
10: End of Watch - Jake Gyllenhaal cop movie
9: Flight - Denzel as an addict
8: The Grey - Made me like Liam Neeson. Already liked wolves.
7: Prometheus - Not Alien but still great
6: Bernie - True crime treat
5: Anna Karenina - Luscious
4: The Imposter - TRUE true crime!
3: Killing Them Softly - Gorgeous noir
2: The Big Picture - French noir
1: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - You think you won't like a documentary about a Chinese artist, but you will!!
Worst:
5: Beasts of the Southern Wild- So much hype, so little anything
4: The Dark Knight Rises - My hopes were too high I guess
3: Killer Joe - Why?
2: The Dictator - You can do much better, Sascha Baron-Cohen
1: Lincoln - Throw in the towel, Spielberg. Please.
Little Gems:
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Savages
Magic Mike
Wanderlust
Our Idiot Brother
Looper
Arbitrage
The Campaign
Sinister
Love / Hate:
The Master -
Love: Cinematography, acting, music
Hate: Script, acting
Cloud Atlas -
Love: Weird concept, weird casting (Hugh Grant?), acting, art direction
Hate: Awful face prosthetics, 172 Minute length
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This is the best of all end of year lists! Not only are they thoughtful and accurate, but concise and well thought! Best, Worst, Overlooked Gems (Astounding), and those two metza-metzas: right on the mark! Thanks, Hilary!
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