Films in Summary

Key:  ***** (excellent)
         **** (very good)
         *** (good)
         ** (of interest)
         * (mediocre)
         bomb



 January

A Separation   ****
Contraband  **
The Iron Lady  **
The Flowers of War  ***
Haywire  ***
Coriolanus   *****
We Need to Talk About Kevin   ****
Joyful Noise  *
Man on a Ledge  *
One for the Money  *
The Grey   *****


February

Red Tails  ***
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close  *
Big Miracle  ***
The Woman in Black  ***
Chronicle   bomb
W.E.  ***
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island  **
Albert Nobbs  **
In the Land of Blood and Honey  ***
Safe House  ***
The Vow  **

March

Rampart   *****
In Darkness  ****
This Means War   bomb
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance  **
Act of Valor  *
Project X   bomb
Good Deeds  **
Gone  *
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax  **
Wanderlust  *
Bullhead  *****
Silent House  ***
John Carter  *
21 Jump Street  **
Casa de mi Padre  ****
Jeff, Who Lives at Home  ***
Chico and Rita  ****
The Hunger Games  ***
The Kid with a Bike  ***
The Deep Blue Sea  ****

April

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen  ***
Intruders  ***
Footnote   *****
Mirror Mirror  ***
Wrath of the Titans  **
The Raid: Redemption  ***
American Reunion  ***
The Forgiveness of Blood  ****
The Three Stooges  ***
Lockout  ***
Damsels in Distress  ****
4:44 Last Day on Earth  *****

May 

The Cabin in the Woods  *
The Five-Year Engagement  *** 
The Lucky One  * 
Think Like a Man   bomb 
Safe  **
Chimpanzee  ***
The Pirates! Band of Misfits  *** 
The Raven  *** 
Darling Companion  **** 
Bernie  **** 
The Avengers  *
Dark Shadows  ***
What to Expect When You're Expecting    bomb 
The Dictator  *** 
Girl in Progress  * 
Battleship  ** 
The Chernobyl Diaries  * 
Men in Black 3  ** 
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel  *** 


June

Snow White and the Huntsman  *
Hysteria  *** 
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted  *
Moonrise Kingdom  *****
Prometheus  ***
The Time That Remains  **** 
Rock of Ages **
That's My Boy  *
Lola Versus  *
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter  *
Brave  **

July
Magic Mike  ***
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World  **
Ted  *
The Amazing Spider Man   *
Madea's Witness Protection  *
People Like Us  ***
Savages   ***
To Rome with Love  ****
Beasts of the Southern Wild  ***
The Dark Knight Rises  ***
Neil Young Journeys  ***


August 

Ice Age: Continental Drift    *
The Watch  *
Mysteries of Lisbon   *****
The Strange Case of Angelica  ****
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within  ****
Hope Springs  ***
Dark Horse  *****
Ruby Sparks  ***
Killer Joe  *****
Celeste and Jesse Forever  **
Total Recall  **
The Bourne Legacy  ***
The Campaign  ***
Sparkle  
ParaNorman  ****
Step Up Revolution    bomb 
The Well Digger's Daughter   **** 
The Apparition    bomb 
The Odd Life of Timothy Green   *** 
The Expendables 2  

Sept/Oct 

Cosmopolis   *****
The Possession  **
House at the End of the Street  ** 
Premium Rush  *** 
Dredd  *** 
Won't Back Down  * 
Resident Evil: Retribution   bomb
Trouble with the Curve  *** 
The Master  **** 
End of Watch  ***
Perks of Being a Wallflower  **  
Seven Psychopaths  *** 
Looper  **** 
Frankenweenie  *** 
Hotel Transylvania  * 
Here Comes the Boom  * 
Pitch Perfect    bomb 
Taken 2 
Argo  *** 
Alex Cross  **
Lawless  ****

Cloud Atlas  ****


Nov/Dec

Lincoln  ***
Holy Motors  **** 
Hitchcock  * 
Killing Them Softly  *****