Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 9-11, 2011

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December 7, 2011

Wesley Lovell

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Between a Jonah Hill comedy and a Garry Marshall ensemble romantic comedy, you can bet audiences will sit down to the latter in higher numbers than the former.

Consensus

Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement.

New Year’s Eve: The Academy won’t care, but will audiences? Yes.
The Sitter: If you like Jonah Hill then see the film; otherwise, not so much.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: A must see adaptation of John le Carré’s novel.
We Need to Talk About Kevin: Tilda Swinton’s performance alone should make this a must see.
Young Adult: Jason Reitman’s films are usually Oscar contenders, so keep an eye out for it.

WIDE RELEASES

New Year’s Eve
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Thoughts Like Valentine’s Day, this isn’t the kind of film that wins Oscars. I enjoyed V.D. enough to think this might be a pleasing diverging.	Thoughts Garry Marshall hasn’t made a good movie since Frankie and Johnny twenty years ago. No reason to expect this hodgepodge to be any different.	Thoughts These ensemble romantic comedies are always more popular with audiences than awards voters.

New Year’s Eve

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Like Valentine’s Day, this isn’t the kind of film that wins Oscars. I enjoyed V.D. enough to think this might be a pleasing diverging.

Thoughts

Garry Marshall hasn’t made a good movie since Frankie and Johnny twenty years ago. No reason to expect this hodgepodge to be any different.

Thoughts

These ensemble romantic comedies are always more popular with audiences than awards voters.

The Sitter
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Will I See?	Will I See?	Will I See?
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Thoughts Jonah Hill’s one of those actors I have no affection for and won’t put down money to see. And when the film looks like a pseudo-modernized version of Adventures In Babysitting, I’m doubly not interested.	Thoughts Looks like a loathsome, mean-spiririted piece of garbage.	Thoughts I’m over the Jonah Hill thing, and the Academy never got on that bandwagon.

The Sitter

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Thoughts

Jonah Hill’s one of those actors I have no affection for and won’t put down money to see. And when the film looks like a pseudo-modernized version of Adventures In Babysitting, I’m doubly not interested.

Thoughts

Looks like a loathsome, mean-spiririted piece of garbage.

Thoughts

I’m over the Jonah Hill thing, and the Academy never got on that bandwagon.

LIMITED RELEASES

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
Will I See?	Will I See?	Will I See?
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Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances
Thoughts It’s worth watching if you enjoy old fashioned spy thrillers focused on little but conversation.	Thoughts Said to be very, very British, but then so was the Alec Guinness version and John LeCarre’s original novel.	Thoughts John Le Carre’s novels make great films, and this one is supposed to be one of the best.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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CinemaSight
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Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Oscar Chances

Thoughts

It’s worth watching if you enjoy old fashioned spy thrillers focused on little but conversation.

Thoughts

Said to be very, very British, but then so was the Alec Guinness version and John LeCarre’s original novel.

Thoughts

John Le Carre’s novels make great films, and this one is supposed to be one of the best.

We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Will I See?	Will I See?	Will I See?
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Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances
Thoughts Tilda Swinton’s one of those actresses, you just can’t stop watching. I’ll definitely give it a shot.	Thoughts This drama about a mother who spawns a child from hell is recommended with reservations for Tilda Swinton’s performance.	Thoughts Tilda Swinton is getting amazing word of mouth for this turn. (Solo Contender: Best Actress)

We Need to Talk About Kevin

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Tilda Swinton’s one of those actresses, you just can’t stop watching. I’ll definitely give it a shot.

Thoughts

This drama about a mother who spawns a child from hell is recommended with reservations for Tilda Swinton’s performance.

Thoughts

Tilda Swinton is getting amazing word of mouth for this turn. (Solo Contender: Best Actress)

Young Adult
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Will I See?	Will I See?	Will I See?
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Thoughts I’ve enjoyed all of Jason Reitman’s previous films, so I’ll be there.	Thoughts No way charlize Theron will win a second Oscar for this, but her performance is said to be well in the running.	Thoughts Another film with really good buzz entering awards season.

Young Adult