Michael Benton's 2012 Film Log

5*:



4*:

Attack the Block (United Kingdom/France: Joe Cornish, 2011: 88 mins) 4

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (China/Hong Kong: Hark Tsui, 2010: 119 mins) 4

Moneyball (USA: Bennett Miller, 2011: 133 mins) 4

The Virgin Spring (Sweden: Ingmar Bergman, 1960: 89 mins) 4

3*:

April Captains (Portugal/Spain/Italy/France: Maria de Medeiros, 123 mins) 3 1/2

Demonlover (France: Olivier Assayas, 2002: 129 mins) 2nd viewing: 3 1/2

Joint Security Area (South Korea: Chan Wook Park, 2000: 110 mins) 2nd Viewing: 3 1/2

Rango (USA: Gore Verbinski, 2011: 107 mins) 3 1/2


Bal (Turkey/Germany/France: Semih Kaplanoglu, 2010: 103 mins) 3

Land of the Blind (USA/UK: Robert Edwards, 2006: 110 mins) 3

The Last Circus (Spain/France: Álex de la Iglesia, 2010: 107 mins) 3

Strike (Germany/Poland: Volker Schlöndorff, 2006: 104 mins) 3

The Trip (United Kingdom: Michael Winterbottom, 2010: 107 min) 3

TrollHunter (Norway: André Øvredal, 2010: 103 mins) 3

2*:

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (USA: Eli Craig, 2010: 89 mins) 2 1/2

Cold Weather (USA: Aaron Katz, 2010: 96 mins)2

1*:

I Saw the Devil (South Korea: Jee-woon Kim, 2010: 141 minutes) 1