2012 – We Have Issues

Argo (2012) – Review

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The worlds of Hollywood and international intrigue have always been good bedfellows. Just look at the proliferation of political thrillers in the 70s, or the

The Hunger Games (2012) – Review

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Before we start down the rabbit hole of a dystopian, science fiction franchise that seemed to trade on turbulent love triangles just as much as

Seven Psychopaths (2012) – Review

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Back during the 90s, in the wake of such movies as Reservoir Dogs and Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, there were a rash of

Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012) – Review

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Seeing as the last Puppet Master came so close to being trashily worthwhile, it’s no great surprise that the franchise decided to remain within the

Premium Rush (2012) – Review

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Bike messengers. Not exactly the most beloved members of our city streets, are they? Whizzing in and out of traffic, mounting pavements and generally being

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Review

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Undoubtedly one of the thorniest subjects a filmmaker could tackle in the modern age, the spectre of 9/11 is something that has to be treated

Jack Reacher (2012) – Review

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When adapting a character from book to film, how important is it that the physical embodiment of a beloved protagonist matches that of his literary

Safe House (2012) – Review

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To take a step back for a brief moment, mid-budget movies like Safe House used to pop up at cinemas all the time over ten

John Carter (2012) – Review

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Originally titled John Carter Of Mars and not to be confused with John Carpenter Of Mars (which technically would be Ghosts Of Mars), Pixar’s Andrew

Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012) – Review

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And so the inexorable string of Wrong Turn sequels rolled ever on. In 2012, the tally of installments bizarrely rose to five when some bright

Silent Night (2012) – Review

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Let me tell you about Christmas. It ain’t all candy canes and pretty lights. Christmas can fuck you up.If any franchise tends to mirror that

Taken 2 (2012) – Review

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OK, so maybe Taken wasn’t the best action movie of all time; I mean, when you think about it, was pretty dumb, oddly basic and

Maniac (2012) – Review

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During an interview held sometime after the release of the 1998, meta sci-fi flick, The Faculty, director Robert Rodriguez stated that he’d love to cast

Sinister (2012) – Review

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After a brief sojourn into sci-fi with the drippy remake of The Day The Earth Stool Still, director Scott Derrickson returned to the world of

V/H/S (2012) – Review

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Not to go all Forrest Gump on you, but anthology movies are kind of like a box of chocolates, insofar that you never know what

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012) – Review

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When it comes to the breeding habits of actual crocodiles, females are known to nest as often as every year, or every couple of years,

Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning (2012) – Review

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Ever since filmmakers started trying to sequalize Roland Emmerich’s 90’s original, the Universal Soldier franchise has been rejecting follow up after follow up like a