The Quick & Dirty: The film of the year. Christopher Nolan gets better and better as a filmmaker, and this deliberately confusing labyrinth of a film is almost on par with the excellence of The Dark Knight
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
The Quick & Dirty: Excellent acting, masterful direction and well-structured story-telling make this a top contender for film of the year. Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake espcially shine.
TRUE GRIT
The Quick & Dirty: The Coens do it, yet again. Another example in a long list of films that prove that they are modern-day masters. The cast is top notch, the camerawork beautiful. Overall an excellent piece of filmmaking.
BLACK SWAN
The Quick & Dirty: Darren Aronofsky is one of the modern-day masters. Incredible direction, slick-and-disturbing camera work and fine acting makes this one of the year's best films.
TOY STORY 3
The Quick & Dirty: Pixar does it again. A surprisingly existential kid's film, TS3 has some legitimately moving and terrifying scenes. Perhaps the best of the trilogy.
SHUTTER ISLAND
The Quick & Dirty: Billed as "Scorsese Does Horror" it should have really been billed as "Scorsese Does Psychological Thriller." Both Scorsese and DiCaprio are at the top of their games in this well-done thriller.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
The Quick & Dirty: While Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter turn in great performances, the film relies too heavily on its visuals (which are often distracting) and paid zero attention to its story or pacing.
IRON MAN 2
The Quick & Dirty: On its own, a fun, popcorn, superhero action movie. As a sequel to the amazing first film, a disappointment.
TRON LEGACY
The Quick & Dirty: A fun amusement park-style ride. The story is weak and Jeff Bridges is channeling "The Dude" and not Kevin Flynn, but the incredible visuals, breath-taking action sequences and awesome music make up for it.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1
The Quick & Dirty: While paced a little slow at times, Hallows Part 1 succeeds as the incredibly dark penultimate chapter to this legendary franchise.
The Quick & Dirty: An amusing script, cool fight scenes and its video game-style format make this a fun popcorn flick.
The Quick & Dirty: Crude, violent... awesome. Not your typical super-hero movie and not for anyone without a sick sense of humor.
THE A-TEAM
The Quick & Dirty: Mindless, stupid and illogical... in a good way. A-Team is simple "turn-your-brain-off" fun... just like the television show that inspired it.
SALT
The Quick & Dirty: A fun, if not ridiculous, action movie that delivers. Fun action sequences make up for a less-than-believable and all too predictable plot.
SHREK FOREVER AFTER
The Quick & Dirty: This feels like it's the last movie in the franchise. And it should be. To be fair, there were some laughs, but few and far between. A far cry from the legitimately first two installments.
CLASH OF THE TITANS
The Quick & Dirty: While nice to look at (especially on Blu-ray), this remake is missing much of what makes the original so much fun.
THE LOSERS
The Quick & Dirty: Predicable, but fun action movie.
DATE NIGHT
The Quick & Dirty: Much funnier than expected, this film works mainly because of its two stars: Carrell and Fey.
LEGION
The Quick & Dirty: Dull, boring and predictable. This film takes a great premise and ultimately does nothing original.
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF
The Quick & Dirty: While it provides some amusement, fun cameos and decent action sequences, Clash of the Titans Jr. will not take the crown from Harry Potter as king of children's fantasy films.
MACGRUBER
The Quick & Dirty: Really quite silly and stupid... but what did you expect? While not consistently funny, it is the best SNL-inspired film in years. Plus, Val Kilmer as the villain is brilliant casting.
KNIGHT AND DAY
The Quick & Dirty: It has its moments, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz do have great on-screen chemistry, but ultimately a mediocre effort.
Haven't Seen Yet But Hope To Soon:
THE FIGHTER
THE TOURIST
THE TOWN
EASY A
THE EXPENDABLES
THE KING'S SPEECH
RED
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
DESPICABLE ME
WINTER'S BONE
FASTER
BIUTIFUL
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