1. Contraband (2012) — 5/10
2. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) — 7/10
3. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — 7/10
4. The Planet of the Apes (2001) — 5/10
5. The Avengers (2012) — 8/10
6. Young Adult (2011) — 6/10
7. Intouchables (2011) (fr) — 8/10
8. Der Verdingbub (2011) (ch-de) — 8/10
9. The Quest (1996) — 6/10
10. Avatar (2009) — 8/10
11. The Number 23 (2007) — 6/10
12. The Big Bang Theory (TV series, 2007-2012) — 7/10
13. Louie (2010-2012) — 10/10
14. Paranormal Activity 2 (2009) — 3/10
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1. The Adjustment Bureau (2009) — 7/10
2. The Town (2010) — 9/10
3. Valkyrie (2008) — 7/10
4. The Wicker Man (2006) — 4/10
5. Couples Retreat (2009) — 2/10
6. The Queen (2006) — 3/10
7. The Hangover Part II (2012) — 5/10
8. Star Wars: Episode V − The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — 9/10
9. The Running Man (1987) — 6/10
10. Equilibrium (2002) — 9/10
11. Dorian Gray (2009) — 6/10
12. Star Trek (2009) — 9/10
13. Inside Man (2006) — 9/10
14. Rocky 2 (1979) — 6/10
15. Shrek the Third (2007) — ... [More]

Observe and Report (2009) — 2/10

Seth Rogan stars as a bipolar mall cop. It’s as bad as it sounds. Written and directed by someone named Jody Hill, it’s hard to believe that the ordinarily quite genial Rogan was in this movie for any reason other than that he lost a bet. None of Rogan’s fellow mall cops are in any way endearing. His quote-girlfriend-unquote is appalling and nothing recommends this film.

Cowboys & Aliens (2011) — 5/10

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1. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — 9/10
2. The Wolfman (2010) — 6/10
3. Lonely Hearts (2006) — 7/10
4. OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d’espions (2006) (fr) — 7/10
5. Brooklyn’s Finest (2009) — 8/10
6. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — 8/10
7. There Will be Blood (2007) — 6/10
8. Nothing But the Truth (2008) — 8/10
9. Dogville (2003) — 9/10
10. Antichrist (2009) — 8/10
11. La Belle Noiseuse (1991) (fr) — 7/10
12. Invictus (2009) — 7/10
13. You Don’t Know Jack (2010)... [More]

1. Machete (2010) — 6/10
2. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) — 9/10
3. Network (1976) — 9/10
4. L’illusioniste (2010) — 9/10
5. The Magic Christian (1969) — 6/10
6. The Infidel (2010) — 7/10
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) — 3/10
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Lightning Thief (2010) — 6/10
9. Ip Man 2 (2010) — 8/10
10. Contagion (2011) — 6/10
11. Everything Must Go (2010) — 8/10
12. Buried (2010) — 8/10
13. 127 Hours (2010) — 7/10
14. Barton Fink (1991) — 9/10
15. Inside Job (2010) — 9/10
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1. Talking Funny (2011) — 8/10
2. Milk (2008) — 7/10
3. Half-baked (1998) — 5/10
4. Funny People (2009) — 6/10
5. See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) — 8/10
6. Due Date (2010) — 6/10
7. Cargo (2009) — 8/10
8. The King’s Speech (2010) — 7/10
9. Rien à Déclarer (2010, fr) — 8/10
10. Tree of Life (2011) — 7/10
11. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) — 6/10
12. Horrible Bosses (2011) — 8/10
13. The Eiger Sanction (1975) — 6/10
14. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — 7/10
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1. My Life in Ruins (2008) — 6/10
2. Crimson Tide (1995) — 8/10
3. Grown Ups (2010) — 2/10
4. United 93 (2006) — 4/10
5. True Crime (1999) — 8/10
6. A Few Good Men (1992) — 8/10
7. Do The Right Thing (1989) — 9/10
8. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) — 4/10
9. Deep Impact (1998) — 2/10
10. Dogma (1999) — 7/10
11. Plastic Planet (2009) — 7/10
12. The Tourist (2010) — 5/10
13. Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) — 3/10
14. Ghost Busters (1984) — 8/10
15. Blazing Saddles (1974) — 10/10
16. The Fifth Element (1997) — 10/10
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Changeling (2008) — 8/10

Angelina Jolie directed by Clint Eastwood about a woman’s struggle to find her abducted child. However, the struggle is more against a patriarchal and corrupt LA police department, who cover up their ineptitude by returning to her the wrong child and then commit her to an insane asylum when she refuses to accept that the child is hers. She was clearly suffering from “the vapors”. Dark, infuriating and very well done.

Black Dog (1998) — 4/10

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1. Fireflies in the Garden (2008) — 8/10
2. Inglourious Basterds (2008) — 9/10
3. After.Life (2009) — 4/10
4. Management (2008) — 5/10
5. Despicable Me (2010) — 7/10
6. Megamind (2010) — 8/10
7. My Best Friend’s Girl (2008) — 7/10
8. Double Jeopardy (1999) — 6/10
9. Cry-Baby (1990) — 6/10
10. Paycheck (2003) — 6/10
11. Coco Avant Chanel (2009) — 4/10
12. Eagle Eye (2008) — 2/10
13. Les rivières pourpres (2000) — 5/10
14. Vanilla Sky — 6/10
15. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World — 6/10
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1. Salt (2010) — 6/10
2. Paranormal Activity (2008) — 5/10
3. Green Zone (2010) — 7/10
4. Evangelion 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) — 5/10
5. Evangelion 2.22 − You Can (Not) Advance (2009) — 5/10
6. Mean Machine (Kampfmaschine) (2001) — 6/10
7. 16 Blocks (2006) — 6/10
8. Shutter Island (2010) — 10/10
9. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) — 6/10
10. I Love You, Phillip Morris (2009) — 8/10
11. The Lake House (2006) — 4/10
12. Greenberg (2010) — 3/10
13. The Rock (1996) — 7/10
14. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)... [More]

1. Goodfellas (1990) — 8/10
2. Cop Out (2010) — 5/10
3. Cloverfield (2008) — 3/10
4. The Joneses (2009) — 6/10
5. A Serious Man (2009) — 8/10
6. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972) — 8/10
7. Fitzcarraldo (1982) — 9/10
8. Eraserhead (1976) — 7/10
9. Blue Velvet (1986) — 8/10
10. Dazed & Confused (1993) — 7/10
11. Wild At Heart (1990) — 8/10
12. Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) — 6/10
13. Factotum (2005) — 7/10
14. Broken Flowers (2005) — 7/10
15. Lost Highway (1997) — 8/10
16. Mulholland Drive (2001) — 8/10

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Late December/early January are what I call “guy movie month” here because the wife is away.

1. Inception (2010) — 9/10
2. Zombieland (2009) — 8/10
3. The Invention of Lying (2009) — 7/10
4. Surrogates (2009) — 7/10
5. Defendor (2009) — 8/10
6. 9 (2009) — 5/10
7. Primer (2004) — 7/10
8. Four Christmases (2008) — 7/10
9. Moon (2009) — 8/10
10. Fred Claus (2007) — 8/10
11. Family Guy − Something Something Dark Side (2009) — 7/10
12. JCVD (2008) — 8/10
13. The Expendables (2010) — 7/10
14. The Book of Eli (2010) — ... [More]