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Monday, December 31, 2012

Top 10 Films of 2012

10. KILLING THEM SOFTLY


Andrew Dominik continues his streak of brilliant, under-appreciated films with this deeply angry, bitter evisceration of the American way, backed up by outstanding performances from Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini and Ben Mendelsohn. It's never subtle, but it's a film that will only grow in your estimation the more time you have to think about it. And you will be thinking about it. Fascinatingly, it received an CinemaScore of 'F' from American film-goers (the lowest possible), suggesting that maybe Dominik is scratching at a wound nobody wants exposed.

The rest of the Top Ten after the jump...

2012 ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS: NO. 31

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES