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Oblivion (2013)

Rating: 4.5/5

A sense of discovery permeates the proceedings, which is part of the reason why Oblivion took me by surprise and swept me away. full review

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Rating: 5/5

When all is said and done, The Cabin in the Woods stands proudly as an absolutely ingenious deconstruction of the horror-film genre. full review

Skyfall (2012)

Rating: 5/5

Skyfall delivers just about everything one expects from the Bond franchise’s fiftieth-anniversary film. full review

Carnage (2011)

Rating: 4.5/5

Hilarious and occasionally poignant, Carnage soars to a level of comedy rarely reached by chamber dramas. full review

The Skin I Live In (2011)

Rating: 3/5

The carefully constructed narrative jumps back and forth in time, building suspense and slowly but surely revealing its secrets. full review

Ted (2012)

Rating: 4/5

The R-rated humor generates plenty of laughs, all the while with a welcome element of warmth to it. full review

The Artist (2011)

Rating: 5/5

The Artist is so meticulously researched and crafted that it comes across, by and large, as a movie made in the heyday of the silent-film era. full review

The Raid: Redemption (2011)

Rating: 4/5

The strength of [Gareth Huw] Evans’s slick, intense direction lies in how it makes the viewer forgive the […] shortcomings of the movie. full review