Recommended Movies from 2011.
Only Movies Worth Watching
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Recommended Movies from 2011
For your convenience, you can view all the LA Times reviewers' recommendations for the movies of 2011 that they considered most worthy of your time by following this link:
Recommended Movies from 2011.
Recommended Movies from 2011.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Betsy Sharkey's Best Movies of 2011
Betsy Sharkey's top 10 movies of 2011:
For a list of close seconds and thirds, see Betsy Sharkey's year in review at the L.A. Times.
Related: Kenneth Turan's best films of 2011
- “The Descendants”
- “City of Life and Death”
- “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
- “Beginners”
- “Drive”
- “Melancholia”
- “Moneyball”
- “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
- “The Help”
- “Young Adult”
Related: Kenneth Turan's best films of 2011
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