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Silver Linings Playbook 2012
An almost perfect mash-up of dark comedy and romantic comedy. You'll spend the first half wondering where this horrible movie is going and the second half wondering how more perfect this movie could be.
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ParaNorman 2012
Great horror movie references, excellent animation, plenty of giggles, all almost enough to make me forget this is a movie about a dude telling a lady how she really feels and then mansplaining away her problems.
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The Cabin in the Woods 2012
I enjoyed that it wasn't so much of a twist as a gradual revealing, with copious amounts of blood and gore. And humor.
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Haywire 2012
Everything you've read about her acting skills is fairly true, but unlike a lot of supposedly badass female-driven movies, she gets the shit beaten out of her and also beats the shit out of almost everyone in the movie, even squeezing someone to death with her thighs so why wouldn't you watch this movie?
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011
It is crime to under-utilize Noomi Rapace like this.
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Sleeping Beauty 2011
Yet another film in a long line of "oh she is kinda in to naughty sex acts, let's punish her for it!" Two stars for cinematography.
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Penny Pinchers 2011
If it's a friday night after a long week and you don't want to be particularly moved, but you wouldn't mind a few laughs and a flat romance, this is an adequate choice.
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Conan the Barbarian 2011
ha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha hahahaha hahaha haha ha ha
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Attack the Block 2011
One of my favorite alien invasion movies, ever.
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Troll Hunter 2011
One of my favorite troll hunting movies, ever.