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“Take This Waltz” directed by Sarah Polley: Polley takes what could’ve been just another chick flick, and turns it into a magical, insightful story of love, choices and living in the hells that we make for ourselves.
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” Timur Bekmambetov: Yeah, I’m serious. Bekmambetov doesn’t let what could've been an adolescent blood-soaked (though there's plenty of that) romp take over. It’s just a hoot to watch. This ain’t no Spielberg.
“Footnote” Joseph Cedar: The trailer for this film makes it out to be a comedy. There are plenty of laughs but, as is often the case, it would be unfair to pigeonhole this beautiful film into such a narrow slot.
“Beasts of the Southern Wild" Benh Zeitlin: Sometimes a film transcends its own medium and takes us on a true journey. Such is the case with this story of a group of New Orleans’ folk who live in ramshackle huts and survive Katrina … but that’s just the tip of the iceberg in this extraordinary fairy-tale like film.
“John Cage -Journeys in Sound” Allan Miller & Paul Smaczny: Didn’t think I’d like this one, but Cage was a wild, whacked-out guy who put nuts and bolts on the strings of his piano, used the I Ching to create music and obviously loved life a lot. —SJA
