This week was the deadline for my San Francisco Film Critics Circle ballot, and I had a movie marathon. I saw some good stuff, and a lot of bad stuff. It turns out that awards season is much like the rest of the year, but with fewer superhero movies. I also filed my list of the year's ten best movies to the SF Examiner, and I'm pretty happy with it, though I had to make one painful cut. (I'll release it when we get a bit closer to year's end.) One movie stands out this week, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which did place on my ten best list; it's easily among the best spy movies ever made. There's also one great video release this week, a Criterion Blu-Ray of Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938), which could be the most satisfying of all his British movies. (There are obviously other DVD releases this week, like Cowboys & Aliens, but I fell behind in my duties this week.) This Sunday, my critics society casts our final vote, and I'll post the results of that next week.
NEW MOVIES:
I Melt with You *1/2
New Year's Eve *
The Sitter *1/2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ****
We Need to Talk About Kevin **
Young Adult **1/2
NEW ON DVD & BLU-RAY:
The Hangover Part II (Warner Home Video) **1/2
The Lady Vanishes (Criterion) ****
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