This beautiful Japanese animated feature by Hosoda is endearing, but it may feel a bit too lengthy at times.
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Wolf Children (2012)
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Tag / 2012
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Lawless (2012)
Featuring an exceptional performance by Tom Hardy, Lawless is an assured and entertaining crime-thriller from John Hillcoat that is also very violent and bloody.
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Lincoln (2012)
Another commanding performance by Daniel Day-Lewis lifts this uncharacteristically slow-paced and talky Spielberg film from being too self-absorbed in its historical importance.
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Savages (2012)
Oliver Stone is back in business in this brutal crime drama about drug cartels that is also flashy and entertaining.
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Barbara (2012)
Petzold’s strong command of his craft is evident here in this measured and nuanced Stasi anti-thriller featuring a wary female doctor in ‘80s East Germany who desires to defect.
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Hunt, The (2012)
Drags a bit too long for its own good, but Vinterberg’s latest remains to be a fairly compelling drama with fine performances.
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Amour (2012)
Another astonishing Haneke film that deals with psychological and philosophical depth the realities of old age.
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Colourful characters adorn this emotionally restrained, but immensely quirky Wes Anderson dollhouse drama.
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Tabu (2012)
A masterfully thought-out and dreamlike meta-fiction by a remarkable talent of Portuguese cinema—it is both visually arresting and poetically told, and will leave you in a trance.
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Rust and Bone (2012)
Audiard’s direction of his actors is excellent, but the film is marred by his weak handling of tone.
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