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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2/5	9%	The Host (2013)	" Teen sitcom-level dialogue, wooden acting, snogging-in-the-rain flashbacks and ludicrously chrome-plated alien racecars." — The List Posted Apr 3, 2013
1/5	8%	Fire With Fire (2012)	" Oh, Josh Duhamel - is there nothing you can do?" — The List Posted Mar 4, 2013
4/5	96%	Blancanieves (2013)	" A beautiful and accomplished film." — The List Posted Feb 26, 2013
3/5	100%	A Hijacking (2013)	" Lindholm could arguably be praised for succeeding in making the audience experience his characters, but a more stringent editor would have given the film a much keener sense of pace." — The List Posted Feb 26, 2013
1/5	66%	Spring Breakers (2013)	" An intriguing cinematic spectacle: an awful film that seems aware - nay, aggressively boastful - of its own awfulness." — The List Posted Feb 22, 2013
3/5	100%	The History Of Future Folk (2013)	" Directors John Mitchell and Jeremy Kipp Walker never seem to do much more than point and shoot, but in such a character-led film (made with obvious care and affection), that's a strength rather than a weakness." — The List Posted Feb 22, 2013
4/5	100%	How to Survive a Plague (2012)	" An indispensable and moving piece of filmmaking." — The List Posted Feb 22, 2013
3/5	60%	John Dies at the End (2013)	" An enjoyable but less than totally absorbing linear adventure." — The List Posted Feb 20, 2013
2/5	53%	Citadel (2012)	" A shoddy, muddled film." — The List Posted Feb 20, 2013
3/5	66%	Mama (2013)	" Unfortunately both the story and the effects take a slide into silliness in the third act, as the open-ended short lurches into a melodramatic conclusion that chimes with del Toro's taste for fairytale excesses." — The List Posted Feb 18, 2013
2/5	40%	Men at Lunch ()	" By the time an extremely misjudged 9/11 montage swings into view, you'll be wishing they'd just let the photograph speak for itself." — The List Posted Feb 13, 2013
3/5	70%	The Thieves (2012)	" In dire need of a keen editor, and perhaps some clearer subtitling." — The List Posted Feb 13, 2013
3/5	91%	Gimme The Loot (2013)	" There's a certain last-act development that feels a bit forced considering this otherwise relaxed tone, but it's hard to bear a grudge when the rest of the film is pulled off with such naturalistic grace." — The List Posted Feb 4, 2013
3/5	——	Dabangg 2 (2012)	" The ultimate boss battle rivals anything you might have seen in Zack Snyder's similarly ludicrous 300, and the stage is set for yet more ridiculous Pandey adventures further down the line." — The List Posted Jan 3, 2013
3/5	65%	Starbuck (2013)	" It's a concept with decent comedic potential, but the script from Martin Petit and Ken Scott (who also directs) rarely raises more than a titter." — The List Posted Nov 28, 2012
2/5	52%	Grassroots (2012)	" A movie populated by dislikeable characters and written/directed with no aplomb whatsoever ..." — The List Posted Nov 13, 2012
2/5	47%	Stitches (2013)	" Stitches is bursting at the seams with good ideas, but director Conor McMahon stumbles when it comes to the execution." — The List Posted Oct 26, 2012
2/5	——	Thaandavam (2012)	" [There is] a sense of relief when the credits finally roll." — The List Posted Oct 2, 2012
2/5	——	You Are God (Jestes Bogiem) ()	" The songs that remain feel like last minute inclusions, the force of their lyrics lessened through ropey translation." — The List Posted Oct 1, 2012
4/5	——	Frankenweenie (1992)	" Frankenweenie is obviously the work of a filmmaker still getting to grips with his craft, but is hugely enjoyable nontheless." — The List Posted Sep 19, 2012
4/5	87%	ParaNorman (2012)	" A kids' film horror fans can sink their teeth into..." — The List Posted Sep 18, 2012
1/5	17%	A Few Best Men ()	" An out-and-out failure." — The List Posted Sep 10, 2012
3/5	——	Yuma ()	" Yuma is trying so obviously to be the Slavic Scarface - and, for a good portion of the running time, it earns that title." — The List Posted Sep 5, 2012
1/5	0%	Keith Lemon: The Film ()	" You don't really need jokes when you've got a ginger 'tache, a silly voice and a big fat woman swearing, do you?" — The List Posted Aug 30, 2012
3/5	67%	Lawless (2012)	" It's left to LaBeouf to carry the main weight of the story, and as such your enjoyment of the film will depend on whether you find his brand of wide-eyed earnestness endearing or irritating." — The List Posted Jul 12, 2012
1/5	37%	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)	" If the film is intended as a viciously satirical jab at Hollywood gentrification, it certainly hits its mark. It just isn't at all enjoyable to watch." — The List Posted Jun 27, 2012
4/5	54%	V/H/S (2012)	" Overall, this collection of video nasties will ensure you'll want to sleep with the light on, and be glad you converted to DVD." — The List Posted Jun 27, 2012
3/5	78%	The Ambassador (2012)	" Through his dealings with politicians and businessmen in both countries, Brügger exposes startling levels of corruption and deceit." — The List Posted Jun 22, 2012
3/5	——	Rentaneko (Rent-a-Cat) ()	" Thankfully the cats save the day, and additional credit goes to Ogigami for steering clear of romcom conventions." — The List Posted Jun 21, 2012
4/5	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" It's simply a well-executed, highly enjoyable summer popcorn movie, which is exactly what it should be." — The List Posted Apr 28, 2012
1/5	5%	The Cold Light of Day (2012)	" From the outset, The Cold Light of Day purports to be nothing more than a by-the-numbers action thriller. What's shocking is how it manages to take this predictable-but-sturdy template and sell it short." — The List Posted Apr 12, 2012

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