My Top Ten Films of 2012

2012 saw John Landis’ son, Max, put his hand to writing a screenplay with co-writer and Director Josh Trank in the extremely impressive Chronicle. Dolly Parton danced in the dark with the ghost of Kris Kristofferson and threw bread-rolls at Queen Latifah in Joyful Noise. The Muppets made a victorious return to the big screen.  We were rewarded with the uplifting Damsels in Distress in Whit Stillman’s long awaited return to filmmaking and Joss Whedon achieved the admirable feat of making not only the best superhero film out this year, in Avengers Assemble, but also a love letter to horror fans in The Cabin in the Woods. They all nearly made it into my top ten (apart from Joyful Noise) but not quite.

Read my top ten at Cinetalk here.

Review: Looper

In this high concept sci-fi thriller the principal players are both the same character (Joe), with Joseph Gordon-Levitt taking the role of his younger self and Bruce Willis playing the older and wiser version. Writer/Director Rian Johnson takes the concept of time travel, mixes it with a film noir feel and adds a gangster style narrative that leaps and bounds in unexpected directions.

You can read my full review over at Starburst Magazine

Released on 28th September 2012