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Hello! Welcome to Awesome Barnhart’s Reviews! Here I strive to give you entertaining and informative reviews while also giving you a heads up on movie news including upcoming theater & DVD releases. As well as any film news I come across. If you would like to keep up-to-date with my reviews and any movie news please […]

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Mitchell Kapner, David Lindsay-Abaire Based On: (Premise Suggested) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz By: L. Frank Baum Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King Year: 2013 Country: United States MPAA Rating: PG Time: 130 minutes Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy USA Release: 3/8/2013 On DVD […]

The Best Films of 2012

Well here you go, my list of the 20 Best Films of 2012 and while some of these really deserve to be on this list I know that there are a couple that could fall off because of other (better) films that came out this past year that I just didn’t get a chance to […]

2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 20,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 5 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Director: Stephen Chbosky Writer: Stephen Chbosky Based On: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (Novel) By: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Nina Dobrev Year: 2012 Country: United States MPAA Rating: PG-13 Time: 102 minutes Genre: Drama, Romance USA Release: 9/14/2012 (Limited) On DVD (USA): 2/12/2013 Awards:     While most authors whose books […]

Frankenweenie (2012)

Director: Tim Burton Writer: John August, Tim Burton, Leonard Ripps Based On: “Frankenweenie” (1984 Short Film) By: Tim Burton Starring: Charlie Tahan, Frank Welker, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Robert Capron, Atticus Shaffer Year: 2012 Country: United States MPAA Rating: PG Time: 87 minutes Genre: Animation, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi USA Release: 10/5/2012 On […]

Looper (2012)

Director: Rian Johnson Writer: Rian Johnson Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels Year: 2012 Country: United States, China MPAA Rating: R Time: 118 minutes Genre: Action, Sci-Fi USA Release: 9/28/2012 On DVD (USA): 12/31/2012 Awards:     For what may be the most talked about and […]