As a subcategory of the horror genre, the exorcism film does not have the best reputation. For every The Exorcist, there are a dozen Posessed’s and Beyond the Door’s. Yet, when done well, there is rarely something as profoundly [...]
10. Insidious
A bit of a wild card in the horror genre, Insidious plays with horror cliches to make a bizarre package. Stemming from a simple haunted house formula, the movie gets wacky fast, in the good way.
9. Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Chronicling Conan's Legally Prohibited to Appear on Television comedy tour, this documentary isn't just a catalogue of his funny moments, but also a touching insight into the man behind the hair. As it turns out, he's as hilarious as we all thought; he's also a human being.Read my full review!
8. X-Men: First Class
Welcome to the film that saved superhero movies. Emerging from a slew of tired or simply badly made superhero films (cough, Green Lantern), X-Men is stylish, smart, and quick. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender have serious chemistry as the young Professor and Magneto. The only problem now is waiting impatiently for them to make another one.Read my full review!
7. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Perfectly paced through its lengthy runtime, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is everything it should be: exciting, dark, explicit, intriguing, satisfying. Rooney Mara establishes herself as the number one actress to watch with an incredible performance.
6. A Dangerous Method
A film so smart it deserves several rewatches, A Dangerous Method is carefully intellectual and full of natural drama. Combine this with two of the best actors out there (Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender) and you've got a dream film package. It's refreshing to watch something that doesn't treat you like a child, and dares you to join the characters in intellectual treatise, rather than simply observe.Read my full review!
5. Melancholia
One of the year's most interesting films, Lars Von Trier brings us depression in the beautiful body of Kirsten Dunst. Thoughtful, subtle and dramatic, and containing some of the best pathetic fallacies I've seen on screen, Melancholia is a rich experience from beginning to end. But let's not skip talking about the beginning, because it's definitely the best film opening this year, maybe ever. Watch it here.
4. Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen's fiercely witty film, which takes a tour through the history of expats and artists of Paris, is a fantasy in two parts: first, that it bends the rules of reality; second, what creative-minded person doesn't fantasize about getting to meet greats like Hemingway and Picasso? The real trick of the film, though, is Owen Wilson's quick charm and the subtle class of its portrayals. What a surprise, Woody Allen's done it again.
3. Bridesmaids
I don't know where the concept that women aren't funny began, but this film disproves it. Thanks to this, the rest of the world is now as addicted to Kristen Wiig as I am.
2. Beginners
Ewan McGregor makes another fantastic career choice with this indie gem, a story about love in all its forms. Christopher Plummer delights as McGregor's father who comes out of the closet at 75 and dives into gay culture with wide eyes and an open mind. Writer/Director Mike Mills, telling a story close to his heart, frames the film with creative, nonlinear and sometimes irrelevant asides that form a package both heartwarming and mournful, but most of all, beautiful.1. Drive
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