Jeremy of The Daily Rotation wrote, "We’ve reached the halfway point of 2012 and so far things have been pretty damn fantastic on the film front. A lot of surprising titles seemed to have come out of nowhere, while more than a few anticipated titles ended up disappointing. I usually don’t participate in midyear posts like this, but since 2012 has been such a strong year for film I figured I’d reflect on what I’ve seen so far. It’s going to be interesting revisiting this post later this year once I’ve seen all of the Oscar contenders." (Culture, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, The Cabin In The Woods, The Raid)