131. Game Change
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jay Roach
Actors: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ed Harris, Peter MacNicol, Jamey Sheridan, Ron Livingston
Plot: Follows the 2008 presidential campaign of John McCain and his choice of Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, her meteoric rise in the media spotlight and their eventual defeat in the general election.
132. Tai Chi Hero
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stephen Fung
Actors: Yuan Xiaochao, Qi Shu, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Angelababy, Eddie Peng, Daniel Wu
Plot: The steampunk/martial arts action story continues: Yang Lu Chan has saved the village, and now plans to marry Chen Yu Niang - but things aren't so simple, as his brother (and his wife) show up and disapprove of the marriage. We learn the story why the village refuses to teach its Tai Chi style to outsider and Fang Zijing, injured but still seeking revenge, partners with the East India Company to brings an even larger army to take down the village.
133. The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Actors: Mark Kelly, Steve Zissis, Jennifer Lafleur, Julie Vorus, Reid Williams, Brendan Robinson
Plot: A pair of brothers who competed in their own, private 25-event Olympics as children decide to settle the score once an for all as adults.
134. Chasing Mavericks
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Curtis Hanson
Actors: Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin, Scott Eastwood, Taylor Handley
Plot: A young Jay Moriarty is awed by the legend of the Mavericks - a surf break forming one of the biggest waves on earth, and only miles from his Santa Cruz home. A surfing phenom, he enlists the help of Frosty Hesson, a surf god of his own, in order to conquer the impossible and take on the massive break. Based on a true story.
135. American Reunion
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Actors: Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Tara Reid, Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Thomas Ian Nicholas
Plot: It's the 10-year class reunion and the old gang is back together again - happiness, wealth, love and Stifler's Mom - one thing is for sure, it's a reunion no one will forget.
136. The Angels' Share
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ken Loach
Actors: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggins, William Ruane, Roger Allam
Plot: Holding his newborn son for the first time, Robbie vows to give him a better life - and when he beats a criminal charge by the skin of his teeth, he sets about looking for that new life... only to find being a former criminal makes it nigh impossible. Meeting up with a group of like-wise former prisoners, they all go out for a night of drinking - only to find inspiration in the bottom of a glass and maybe a way to turn around their lives.
137. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Actors: Keira Knightley, Steve Carell, Connie Britton, Patton Oswalt, Gillian Jacobs, Melanie Lynskey
Plot: A rouge asteroid threatens earth and a man is left alone when his wife runs away in panic. Seeking to reunite with his high-school sweetheart before the end, he goes on a road trip to seek her out. Unfortunately his neighbor tags along and seems intent on inadvertently sabotaging his plans.
138. Pray for Japan
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stuart J. Levy
Actors: Hideo Otsuki, Seiji Yoshimura, Shu Chiba, Kento Ito, Shuki Ito, Hiroyuki Abe
Plot: Following the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, heroes emerged and the country began the process of rebuilding. This documentary explores some of their stories so that the world may not forget.
139. Goon
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Dowse
Actors: Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Kim Coates, Eugene Levy
Plot: A man who doesn't fit in with his brainy family is determined to find semi-pro hockey glory and he doesn't care who he has to hurt to get there.
140. Thermae Romae ( Terumae romae )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideki Takeuchi
Actors: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Masachika Ichimura, Kai Shishido, Riki Takeuchi
Plot: An ancient Roman architect is too serious for his own good, and finds himself out of a job. Taking refuge in a local bathhouse - an anomaly suddenly finds himself as part of modern-day Japan. Astounded by the culture of the bathouses of Japan, he returns to his own time and commands much respect for his inventive new outlook - while he may just find love in Japan.
