Curated by Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl.Published on December 5, 2012

Published 8:00 am Thursday, December 6, 2012

10. Charlie Costello (Woody Harrelson) in Seven PsychopathsRead Seven Psychopaths Is a Great, Nasty Time at the Movies
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10. Charlie Costello (Woody Harrelson) in Seven PsychopathsRead Seven Psychopaths Is a Great, Nasty Time at the Movies
10. Charlie Costello (Woody Harrelson) in Seven PsychopathsRead Seven Psychopaths Is a Great, Nasty Time at the Movies
1. Killer Joe (Matthew McConaughey) in Killer JoeRead The Lurid Pleasure of Killer Joe
2. Bane (Tom Hardy) inA The Dark Knight RisesRead Self-Important, The Dark Knight Rises Feels Like Batman Forever
3. Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) in SkyfallRead Skyfall Lays Bare the Unknowable Spy
4. Osama Bin Laden, Zero Dark 30
5. Cid Harrington (Pierce Gagnon), who would grow up to be the Rainmaker in LooperRead Looper Makes Time Travel Thrilling Again
6. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) inA The AvengersRead Superheroes Bump Superegos in Joss Whedon's All-Star Avengers
7. Mad Dog (Yayan Ruhian) inA The Raid: RedemptionRead The Raid: Redemption, reviewed
8. The wolves inA The GreyRead The Grey, reviewed
9. Elena (Salma Hayek) inA SavagesA Read Oliver Stone's Savages Settles for Sensation
20. The Engineer, PrometheusRead Prometheus: The Tree of Death
11. Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon) inA Premium RushRead Premium Rush, reviewed
12. The Pale Orc and the Goblin King in The Hobbit(Since the dragon isn't in the movie, Peter Jackson threw in a couple video game boss characters, the Goblin King and the Pale Orc.)
13. Demon inA SinisterRead Sinister, reviewed
14. Eric Byer (Edward Norton) inA The Bourne LegacyRead The Bourne Legacy: Who's the New Guy?
15. Every male lead in The MasterRead The Master: From the Window to the WallRead Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master's Master
Sitterson (Richard Jenkins, left), Lin (Amy Acker, center) and Hadley (Bradley Whitford, right) in THE CABIN IN THE WOODS.
17.A Whatever It Is That Is Still Vaguely Haunting in the Paranormal Activity HouseRead Paranormal Activity: Old-School Scares, Refreshingly Blood-FreeRead Paranormal Activity 3, reviewedRead Paranormal Activity 4, reviewed
18.A Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce) in LawlessIn Prohibition Drama Lawless, Looks Trump Drama
19. Polio in Hyde Park on HudsonRead In Hyde Park on Hudson, It's Patriotic to Pleasure a President

Curated by Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl.Published on December 5, 2012