My Tops of 2012 - October

THE WOMAN IN BLACK has a couple of good scares and is kind of graphic for a PG-13 rating (a lot of kids forcibly commit suicide) but the film is a tedious viewing experience and too predictable to care for the somewhat miscast Daniel Radcliffe.

SILENT HOUSE wastes an excellent Elizabeth Olsen in a beyond horribly staged one-shot movie, where the horrors of a home invasion is hampered by sheer dumb metaphors, craptastical twists, and some deplorable exploitation.

KILL LIST is certainly unique as a British crime thriller that turns on a dime in its final act. The actors give interesting performances, and the dark humor and gory violence is fun and distressing but I was often humming along with the film, rather than eagerly awaiting the next weird development.

ARGO is yet another top-notch thriller by actor turned director Ben Affleck. The large cast is good, the pacing is excellent, and the moral ambiguity is like a fine wine. Could have lost some of its predictable flavor though, in terms of its script.

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS is a funny meta-fueled ride with some crazy L.A. residents but its constant fourth wall breaking gets a little taxing.

ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART II was as bad as the first installment and shares the same problems as that massive failure. One of the worst cases of watching a television production yet paying for it with an overpriced movie ticket.


Best Films of 2012


1. The Avengers

2. Chronicle

3. The Secret World of Arrietty

4. The Hunger Games

5. The Cabin in the Woods

6. ParaNorman

7. Argo

8. 21 Jump Street

9. Beasts of the Southern Wild

10. Detention

11. The Grey


Worst Films of 2012


1. The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

2. Project X

3. Dark Shadows

4. The FP

5. House at the End of the Street

6. The Devil Inside

7. Atlas Shrugged: Part II

8. Rock of Ages

9. Silent House

10. Total Recall

11. The Campaign

12. Hit & Run