Here are the 25 movies which had the most impact on The Waffler in 2012.
The 25 Worst Movies of 2012
It might be Christmas now, but here at The Movie Waffler, we've had our share of turkeys all year long. Here are the twenty-five worst films we had the displeasure of enduring in 2012.
New Release Review - Life of Pi
Directed by: Ang Lee
Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Tabu
A writer (Spall) is recounted a fantastic tale by Pi (Khan), the sole survivor of a shipwreck.
New Release Review - Love Crime
Directed by: Alain Corneau
Starring: Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Mille
When the head of the Paris branch of a large American firm takes credit for the work of her assistant it sparks an increasingly hostile animosity between the two women.
The 2012 Golden Waffle Awards
The Movie Waffler is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Golden Waffle awards for outstanding achievements in cinema during 2012.
New Year Preview
Over the past few years, the strongest films have tended to come out early in the year. Here's our preview of the films whetting our appetite this coming January/February*.
The Waffler's ABCs of Cinema
New Release Review - Django Unchained
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Don Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Jonah Hill, Kerry Washington, Bruce Dern, Franco Nero
Freed slave Foxx searches for his wife (Washington) with the aid of German bounty-hunter Waltz.
New Release Review - Jack Reacher
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Robert Duvall, Werner Herzog
When a sniper kills five in a crowded city street, former military policeman Cruise undertakes an investigation.
New Release Review - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch
Adaptation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy tale.
New Release Reviews - Pitch Perfect / Night Claws / Frankie Go Boom
Pitch Perfect
Directed by: Jason Moore
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, Alexis Knapp
Kendrick arrives on the college campus run by her father. To keep him happy she's agreed to put her dreams of becoming a DJ on hold while she attends classes. Reluctantly, she joins "The Bellas", an all-female acappella group who compete in regional tournaments, usually twarted by their male counterparts, "The Treblemakers".
First Look - Star Trek: Into Darkness
Paramount pictures gave The Movie Waffler a special preview of the sequel to J.J Abrams' 'Star Trek' reboot.
New Release Review - Smashed
Directed by: James Ponsoldt
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullaly, Mary Kay Place
Twenty-something school teacher Winstead faces up to her drink problem.
New Release Review - Great Expectations
Directed by: Mike Newell
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Irvine, Jason Flemyng, Robbie Coltrane, Ewen Bremner, Sally Hawkins, David Walliams, Holliday Grainger
The latest film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic 19th century novel.
New Release Review - The Hunt
Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Alexandra Rapaport, Lasse Fogelstrøm
A daycare worker (Mikkelsen) is wrongly accused of the sexual abuse of a young girl.
New Release Review - Sightseers
Starring: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies
New Release Reviews - Jack & Diane / Silent Night / Dollhouse
Jack & Diane
Directed by: Bradley Rust Gray
Starring: Juno Temple, Riley Keough, Kylie Minogue, Dane DeHaan
The titular characters, essayed by Keough and Temple, are two star-crossed lesbian teens who fall in love after a chance encounter in one of New York's hipper districts. "Hip" is the keyword for this film. Characters carry skateboards, hang out in tattoo parlors and generally look disillusioned, but in, like, a "hip" way.