Colton of The Daily Rotation wrote, "Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, critics and cinephiles have been raving about the ambitious Beasts of the Southern Wild. Those who love the film have praised it for its originality and striking storytelling that seems to lack in mainstream cinema. This film seemed to have taken the film community by storm and everyone who hadn’t seen it were quick to add it to their most anticipated lists, myself included. This all led to an impressive box office for a limited theatrical release (averaged $42,426 per screen in its opening weekend). I was eager to see a film with such promise of originality. My hopes were soon diminished as I felt unattached to the narrative."
"On Sunday, we’ll bear witness to the most recent batch of actors, filmmakers, and writers duke it out for the title as Greatest Person In History. I’m kidding, of course, but even without the Oscars being a WWE grudge match (which I would most definitely watch, by the way: think mud wrestling between Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence), it is an exciting time for film buffs worldwide. Will Argo continue its winning spree even without the Best Director nomination for Ben Affleck? Will Daniel Day-Lewis become the first actor in history to win three Oscars for Best Actor? Will Quentin Tarantino shrug off a nearly 20-year curse of nomination-only recognition and finally take home an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained? All these questions and more will be answered on Sunday." - Joe Marino of Geekenstein.com
LRA writes: We start the new year off in fine form with an episode packed to the brim! From the new Transformers trilogy, to whether or not we will ever get a Hellboy 3 to the Golden Globe award winners, Jurassic Park 4, Arnold in a new Conan movie, more "Zero Dark Thirty" talk and the surprising (both in who was and wasn't recognized) 2013 Oscar nominations, we got it all covered. Then Brian gives some quick thoughts on "Frankenweenie", James discusses the animated show "The Legend of Korra" and "The Walking Dead" game from Telltale. Then give my impressions on "The Beasts of the Southern Wild" where I struggle to properly convey my feelings on it and the disturbing indie film "Compliance". We finally wrap everything up with our discussion for the main film of the week, "Gangster Squad". Featured music this week is from Musicalley.com and musical artist Melissa Forbes.
FilmFracture:
Here they are, the best films of 2012--a personal list. While there may not be many surprises, there is plenty of discussion on why these ten movies are the best of the year.
