Release Year: 2012
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The Dark Knight Rises
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s The Dark Knight Rises — a 2012 action from director Christopher Nolan that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. “The legend ends.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. Strip away…
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Wreck-It Ralph
Rich Moore isn’t a director who plays it safe, and Wreck-It Ralph — released in 2012 — is proof of what happens when that restlessness meets a strong cast. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “When the game is over, the fun begins.” gives away the game in the…
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Django Unchained
Django Unchained arrived in 2012 with a simple pitch and a director, Quentin Tarantino, who clearly had bigger ambitions for the drama genre than the logline suggested. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of vengeance.” gives away the game in the best way. Here’s…
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Skyfall
Some movies announce themselves with noise; Skyfall (2012) prefers to earn its reputation the slow way, one convert at a time. The film’s own tagline — “Think on your sins.” — tells you almost everything about the tone it’s going for. Strip away the craft and the premise is simple — When Bond’s latest assignment…
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The Avengers
Not every film needs to reinvent its genre to be worth your time, and “The Avengers”, an action and adventure and science fiction entry, proves the point. It does not take long to understand why people keep bringing it up. The marketing leaned on the line “Some assembly required.” — and once you are a…
