Safe House (2012) review: Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds chase a conspiracy through Cape Town in a thriller with great stars and a weak script.
The Grey review: Liam Neeson fights wolves and grief in Joe Carnahan's 2012 survival film, praised for its first act and argued over for its ending.
Dredd review: Karl Urban never removes the helmet in a brutal 96-minute siege of Peach Trees tower, and the box office math that killed the sequel.
Peter Berg's 2012 Battleship spent $209–220M and lost $150M. A review of the board-game blockbuster that mistook scale for stakes.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted review: the Monte Carlo casino escape, Chantel DuBois, Circus Zaragoza and a $747 million gross. Score: 6.0/10.
Pitch Perfect (2012) review: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and a $17M sleeper hit that earned $115.4M. Cast, plot, sequels and a 6.6/10 score.
Project X (2012) review: a found footage teen comedy about three seniors throwing a party that wrecks a house. Loud, ugly, and 4.8/10.
Rian Johnson's Looper (2012) pits Joseph Gordon-Levitt against Bruce Willis as one man split in two, a time-travel thriller with a moral spine.
Ted, Seth MacFarlane's 2012 directorial debut, stars Mark Wahlberg and a talking bear. A review of the comedy that grossed $549 million worldwide.
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