Without further ado, these were my 10 favorite films this year (in no particular order):
Midnight in Paris
This original and funny Woody Allen comedy is a cinematic tribute to the city of lights.
Moneyball
Brad Pitt shines as Oakland A manager Billy Beane as he attempts to reinvent baseball.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
This twisted thriller is even more chilling in English.
Contagion
Germ-a-phobes steer clear: The fear spreads faster than the disease.
The Ides of March
Ryan Gosling deserves an Oscar nod for his compelling portrayal of a naïve campaign worker.
Margin Call
This fictional imagining of the onset of the sub-prime mortgage collapse is as fascinating as it is disturbing.
Anonymous
The film posits a theory as to who actually wrote the works of William Shakespeare.
The Artist
A wonderful look into the downfall of a silent film star in the new era of talkies.
Young Adult
Charlize Theron is too pretty to be this good of an actress. Here, she plays an emotionally stunted woman returning to her hometown.
My Week with Marilyn
Michelle Williams deserves an Oscar for her complex performance.
And these are the ones that had me looking for the lever to pull that drops a safe on my head:
Jack and Jill Adam
Sandler in drag…why, God, why?
The Sitter
Graffic language, drug use, violence and children…what a combo.
Dream House
The fact that Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz met on set and ended up getting married almost makes this movie worth it—almost.
New Year’s Eve
Seventeen thousand actors, none of whom seem to give a rat’s behind about their four minutes of screen time.
Something Borrowed
If you google the word ‘contrived,’ the trailer for this film comes up.
I Don’t Know How She Does It
I don’t know why they made it.
Like Crazy
Somehow the crushing power of first love is difficult to convey when the actors have no pulse.
The Zookeeper
Saying the gorilla is the best actor in the movie speaks volumes.
Abduction
For starters, there is no abduction. There also is no acting.
One Day
They based the title on how long it feels like the movie lasts.
Happy New Year, LN readers!
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