NEW RELEASES SEEN, 2012

All films from U.S.A. unless otherwise specified.

([v] video piece; [s] short, under 30 minutes; [m] medium length, 30-69 min; * grade changed upon repeat viewing; \ repeat viewing of something I walked out of or fell asleep during)

 

[10]

 

[9]

 

[8]

In The Open (Albert Sackl, Austria) [s]

Keyhole (Guy Maddin, Canada)

 

[7]

By foot-candle light (Mary Helena Clark) [v/s]

Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman, U.S. / France)

Dreileben: Beats Being Dead (Christian Petzold, Germany)

Ghost Algebra (Janie Geiser) [s]

A Loft (Ken Jacobs) [v/s]

Pater (Alain Cavalier, France)

Rapt (Lucas Belvaux, France / Belgium)

Self Control (Martin Arnold, Austria) [s]

Soft Palate (Martin Arnold, Austria) [s]

Tin Pressed (Dani Leventhal) [v/s]

Turn Me On, Goddammit! (Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, Norway)

 

[6]

The Adventures of Tintin (Steven Spielberg, U.S. / New Zealand)

Bestiaire (Denis Côté, Canada / France)

The Hunter (Rafi Pitts, Iran / Germany)

Jackass 3D (Jeff Tremaine)

 

[5]

Arcana (Henry Hills) [v/s]

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (Constance Marks)

Dreileben: One Minute of Darkness (Christoph Hochhäusler, Germany)

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (John Schultz)

Medianeras (Sidewalls) (Gustavo Taretto, Argentina / Spain / Germany)

The Muppets (James Bobin)

Shadow Cuts (Martin Arnold, Austria) [s]

Shayne's Rectangle (Dani Leventhal) [v/s]

The Woman in Black (James Watkins, U.K. / Canada / Sweden)

 

[4]

Habemus Papam (Nanni Moretti, Italy / France)

Kill List (Ben Wheatley, U.K.)

Young Adult (Jason Reitman)

 

[3]

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Stephen Daldry)

 

[2]

 

[1]

 

[W/O]

Bullhead (Michael R. Roskam, Belgium) (1:10)

Nuit #1 (Anne Émond, Canada) (0:35)

Our Life (La Nostra Vita) (Daniele Luchetti, Italy) (0:34)