Movie Count 2012 (only in theaters!)

“Zero Dark Thirty” may or may not be the best movie of the year, but one thing’s for sure – Kathryn Bigelow directs the shit out of it. And make no mistake, that Oscar snub is a clear punishment for the movie’s blunt depiction of torture. Everyone from John McCain to that tool, Brett Easton Ellis, seemed to be offended by the film’s supposed murky moral tone and it’s “crazy” suggestion that we tortured people. I suppose it’s possible that the Academy wasn’t trying to penalize Bigelow for this – but, if anything, she directs this movie with even more force and control...