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Movie Critics: Best Films Of 2012

Join Central Standard Friday as our movie critics Russ Simmons of KKFI and Fox 4 News, Marie Asner of Metro Voice, On Air Prep & Phantom Tollbooth, and John Tibbets, Associate Professor of Theater and Film at KU, discuss the recent releases and look for your feelings about what have been the best movies and performances of 2012.

Films discussed:
Lincoln - 4 out of 5
The Sessions - 4 out of 5
Life of Pi - 4 out of 5
The Silver Linings Playbook - 3.5 out of 5
Killing them Softly - 3.5 out of 5
Rise of the Guardians - 3 out of 5
Anna Karenina - 3 out of 5
Hitchcock - 3 out of 5
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part II - 2.5 out of 5
Playing for Keeps - 2 out of 5
Red Dawn - 1 out of 5
Jack & Diane - 0 out of 5

Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.
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