Top 12 of 2012: “Django Unchained” (An Essay By Djake)

Good Evening! Tonight we'll continue looking back at 2012 with a review by Djake ("The D's silent," he assured me). This movie also made our group's Top 12 list, even though it came out in the final week of 2012. It's also currently leading our Readers' Poll of The Best Movies of 2012, which you should be sure to participate in by going here. Anyhow, without further ado, here's the review: Djake: I knew I would love Django Unchained as soon as I heard Quentin Tarantino was making a "Southern" Read more [...]

Top 12 of 2012: “The Hobbit” (Comments by Deuce)

Welcome back to our week-long series on notable movies from 2012! Today we've got Deuce's short and sweet commentary on The Hobbit. The movie made our group's Top 12 list, as well as some of our individual lists (although not all of us have seen it due to its very late release date). Also, you can check out Jake's review of the movie here for another perspective. So, without further Peter Jackson-esque stalling, here's Deuce's post: Deuce: I am going to assume you know about The Hobbit. I'm not Read more [...]

2012 Notable Movie: “The Dark Knight Rises” (An Anti-Tribute by Paul)

We, the Editors of Cinematic Attic, have been feverishly watching movies in the last week in attempt to get as many thoughts and perspectives as possible about 2012's offerings. We've compiled a list of our collective Top 12 Movies of 2012, which we'll reveal in a few days, but in the meantime, each of us has chosen a movie to write about. All of the movies we'll discuss made our group's Top 12 list, but as you'll see, not all the movies were universally lauded. Over the next few days we'll Read more [...]

Vote For Your Favorite Movies From 2012!

2012 is officially over, so it's time for year-end polls! Cinematic Attic's editors are working on their lists of favorite movies, and now it's your time to join in! Below you'll find the movies that made our lists. Simply choose your top 3 movies (or submit a different answer, but remember, voting for third-party candidates is just throwing your vote away). But you must choose wisely, for you have only one chance to submit your votes, and doing it wrong will lead to frustration and refreshed browser Read more [...]

Dustin takes a break from movies and goes Downtown. Downtown Abbey, that is.

I bought Sam Downtown Abbey on the Blu-Rays for Christmas. We just finished season one. I liked it, a lot. The thing that drew me to Downtown Abbey was the setting and time period. I kinda have a thing for mansions, and I kinda have a thing for early 20th century history. During the first episode, however, I figured that this show offers more than that. It drew me in like reruns of 90210 did to me when I was in high school. There's about 16 characters and they all have something interesting Read more [...]

Dustin rewatches The Iron Giant and gets an idea…

The Iron Giant is a great movie, but I noticed it was a familiar plot. There are two other movies that pretty much are identical to it that would make a great triple feature. I don't think this is some awesome original idea, but thought it would be fun to mention. Let me know if you try it. Also, if you think of any other movies that fit the same plot line, mention them. I'm sure these aren't the only three... Read more [...]