If you've never read comic books when you were 10 and wonder what the fuss was all about, this movie pretty much reproduces the experience. Whedon's 2012 output is pretty damn amazing.

By any traditional standards a bad film, yet the pure physical atmosphere in capturing the Dark Ages battle and magic is so vivid that much can be forgiven.

If Sam Worthington can't fill Harry Hamlin's shoes, who's can he fill? Dull, lifeless cartoon looking GCI is no replacement for stop motion model work that can reflect a great artist at work. Ray Harryhausen remains the man.

Most effective comedic attack on bigotry since Blazing Saddles.

Cameron Crowe made a great movie last year and it had nothing to do with a fucking zoo.

Wow! Cool set! Too bad it ended up in a dopey Jerry Lewis movie. Do not see the appeal of this guy.

Wonderfully captures that time when the whole world opens up and the possibilities are limitless.

What's with the wacky still being used to represent this?

This must've been a big influence on "Lost," but somehow never gets mentioned.

Having worked a few campaigns in my time, I can verify these personality types are dead on accurate. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti especially have their chracters down pat. This is Clooney’s best directorial work and feels like a 70’s new Hollywood film. The cynicism is palpable and fully justified. Questions of ethics and loyalty are raised in fresh and compelling ways. Possibly the most realistic depiction of campaign life I’ve seen.

This was really stupid and I kind of liked it when I was 15. (Mostly due to Goldthwait.) I doubt a repeat viewing will hold up, so I'll just enjoy the memory.

Remaking the brilliant Let the Right One In was unnecessary, but we can be grateful that Hollywood did not do a hack job this time. It's a remarkably faithful remake, and had I not seen the original, I would have been quite impressed. But I did see the original and that film’s dark poetry hasn’t been reproduced even if the general tone has. A bit too much of what was originally left unsaid is now said.

What a fucked up piece of noir genius! Certainly a mess, with Welles' laughable Irish accent and not terribly concerned with credibility. But, with a project Welles was not personally invested in, he felt free spin his wind-up toys out of control, especially with that eccentric supporting cast. I found the result immensely enjoyable.

Captain America gets everything right that the others got wrong. Sure, you have CGI effects, but they’re a byproduct of well made, character based action sequences; not its reason for being. What a breath of fresh air to see an old fashioned adventure story free of irony and post-modernism. When you’re not afraid to be sincere and even a little corny, you give yourself permission to have fun. Fun achieved!

A fascinating sequel to Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In an attempt to simulate human behavior, two pod people go about attempting to mimic an illicit affair. There’s some aerobics that vaguely resemble sex and I would have thought the acting was ridiculously mannered had they been portraying characters who beared any resemblance to actual people.

Powell and Pressburger were so ahead of the fighting Nazis curve, they opened up a whole new front to the war, Canada. I was skeptical of this conceit as the film started, but its bullheadedness won me over. It wasn’t satisfied with the physical results of battle and intrigue, but went after the ideology, and not subtly. P&P keep us off guard in two effective ways. First, due to the Canadian setting itself, being so unfamiliar to WWII iconography. Also, we are following the Nazi escapees. In essence, sharing their point of view while never sympathizing with them. This is quite a narrative accomplishment and more than makes up for Lawrence Olivier’s hilarious attempt at a French accent.

There’s a lot packed into the always fascinating doc, from the Dersu Uzala – like eccentric protagonist to the ravages of communism on creativity to the role of art and the artist itself. THE highlight of the 2011 Romanian Film Festival held recently in Chicago.

Among the most inspirational documents of American history. Should be required viewing in every high school.

Most of Stone's films provide a rush on first viewing, but dim when revisited. Talk Radio keeps getting better and real life events have actually shown it to be ahead of its time. This is Stone at his best (though certainly Bogosian deserves much credit.)

If you've ever wondered what would have happened in Sam Peckinpah had directed Smokey and the Bandit, this film provides the definitive answer.

So audacious and strange that I'm amazed that this is considered a mainstream film. Fosse turns the musical on its head, utilizing its songs as a tool of foreboding and dread. By looking at the rise of the Nazi's out of the corner of one's eye instead of directly on, history is given a sense of immediacy.

Sometimes MUBI gets it right. I had a bit of an attitude about this film going in, but it won me over. Much more character driven and less dogmatic than expected.

An underrated gem! Great actors chewing scenery. unforgettable set design. Clever twist and turns. Just a pure joy. Avoid the remake at all costs, which is none of those things (but do check out Deathtrap as a proper homage.)

Not a very good film, but ahead of its time in its take on media and politics. A bit of the Strangelove/Network vibe without the inspiration. Worth it for the scene in which Connery defienty throws away the toupee he's been wearing the whole film.

Finally, 2010 has produced a great film!

I was 11 in 1981!!! I need to see this!

Really? The "Twilight Zone: The Movie" segments are being listed as seperate shorts?

More like this please!

This one's underrated. It stands along side Body Heat in the sexy noir remake department (Out of the Past.) James Woods makes an early mark in a creepy villain role.

This was my favorite movie when I was 16. While I now have a more measured view of this film, I still respect both Ken Russell and Ann Margret for the blustering gusto in which they attacked this project. Its messy and beautiful with only Townshends wonderful rock opera keeping it from going too wild. It may no longer be my favorite, but I still love it.