Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Recap: The First Half of 2011 in Movies

A quick thumbs-up, thumbs-down recap of the 57 movies I've seen in the first half of 2011.

All close calls get thumbs up.


  • On the Bowery (restoration): THUMBS UP
  • No Strings Attached: THUMBS DOWN
  • Unknown: THUMBS UP
  • Of Gods and Men: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Adjustment Bureau: THUMBS DOWN
  • Jane Eyre: THUMBS UP
  • Certified Copy: THUMBS DOWN
  • Battleship Potemkin (restoration): THUMBS UP
  • Win Win: THUMBS UP
  • Potiche: THUMBS DOWN
  • Bill Cunningham New York: THUMBS DOWN
  • Source Code: THUMBS DOWN
  • In a Better World: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Lincoln Lawyer: THUMBS UP
  • Limitless: THUMBS DOWN
  • Hanna: THUMBS UP
  • Circo: THUMBS DOWN
  • Henry's Crime: THUMBS UP
  • The Princess of Montpensier: THUMBS DOWN
  • Water for Elephants: THUMBS DOWN
  • Incendies: THUMBS DOWN
  • Queen to Play: THUMBS DOWN
  • Nostalgia for the Light: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Double Hour: THUMBS UP
  • Fast Five: THUMBS UP
  • The Beaver: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Robber: THUMBS DOWN
  • Poetry: THUMBS DOWN
  • Something Borrowed: THUMBS DOWN
  • Everything Must Go: THUMBS UP
  • Skateland: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Cave of Forgotten Dreams: THUMBS DOWN
  • Bridesmaids: THUMBS UP
  • Midnight in Paris: THUMBS DOWN
  • L'Amour Fou: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Tree of Life: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Hangover Part II: THUMBS DOWN
  • Dumbstruck: THUMBS UP
  • Blank City: THUMBS UP
  • Submarine: THUMBS DOWN
  • Beginners: THUMBS UP
  • Beautiful Boy: THUMBS UP
  • Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today: THUMBS DOWN
  • Super 8: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Trip: THUMBS UP
  • Viva Riva!: THUMBS UP
  • Buck: THUMBS DOWN
  • The City of Life and Death: THUMBS UP
  • Page One: THUMBS DOWN
  • A Better Life: THUMBS DOWN
  • The Names of Love: THUMBS UP
  • Cars 2: THUMBS DOWN
  • Conan O'Brien Can't Stop: THUMBS DOWN
  • Bad Teacher: THUMBS UP
  • Monte Carlo: THUMBS UP
  • Larry Crowne: THUMBS DOWN
  • Terri: THUMBS DOWN