Misc. Reviews: Best of 2011/2012 School Year (School Newspaper Article)

Best Movies of the 2011/2012 school year

by Matilda Davidson

1. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig)

Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne)

Considered the most hilarious installment in the SNL movie franchise, Bridesmaids hones the perfect combination of witty humor and crude exploits proving that it is a movie worth seeing again, and again, and again…

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (David Yates)

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

The final installment in the Harry Potter series was not only this year’s highest grossing film, but the third highest grossing film of all time. Part II has been proclaimed the best of the series and has garnered numerous rumors around Oscar nominations. I could say more but you’ve probably already seen it (five times) and don’t need any further convincing. It would be a crime not to include HP 7 in this list.

  

4. 50/50 (Jonathan Levine)

Starring: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick

The only time you’ll ever hear someone refer to one’s struggle with cancer as heartwarming and hilarious will, no doubt, be in reference to this movie. The film is simply made more genuine by the fact that it is the life story of screenwriter Will Reiser. A hit at the Toronto International Film Festival, 50/50 is a film worth seeing.

5. The Ides of March (George Clooney)

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Evan Rachel Wood, George Clooney

In George Clooney’s directorial debut, adapted from the play Farragut North, The Ides of March, is a political drama set in a modern day presidential race. Deemed a “contemporary noir” and the zeitgeist of 21^st century politics, the film not only displays an overwhelming amount of talented actors, but is said to be the role that advances Gosling from boyish heartthrob to leading man material.

6. Melancholia (Lars von Trier)

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland

This fall’s Melancholia has been notorious for two things: the first, sending audience members out of the theatre in fits of nausea and two, portraying the bleakest perspective on the end of the world that most have seen to this day. However, despite it’s difficult subject matter, Melancholia has been very well received by critics for it’s stellar performances and stunning cinematography.

 Matilda Davidson, 16.