[1 of the] 12 movies to see in 2012

http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/film/2460987/12-movies-to-see-in-2012 

From a Batman blockbuster to an Abe Lincoln biopic, here are a dozen flicks we’re psyched to see over the next year. By David Fear, Joshua Rothkopf and Keith Uhlich

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins’s young-adult juggernaut is the kind of literary phenomenon we can get behind: one involving televised death matches between cute teenagers. The futuristic saga stars Winter’s Bone’s Jennifer Lawrence, an unusually strong anchor for a tent-pole. (Mar 23)—JR

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I do whole hardheartedly agree, Jennifer is a great actress. Having her in this movie does bring to mind the hammer and the fly. This isn't criticism in the least: if you're going to do it, do it big. Besides, Katniss and Ree (Winter's Bone) come from the same archetype; aside from a gritty wilderness girl, an actress capable of showing emotion that will never pass the character's lips is needed and Jennifer has proven she can pull this off.