The Master

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560747/

Review: A visually beautiful and visceral film that leaves you with a lot of interesting stuff to chew on.

Watch it if: You're ok with a film not having a specifically laid out plot so to speak.

And if you liked: There Will Be Blood, A Serious Man

Argo

Director: Ben Affleck
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/

Review: A very well put together film with impressive period detail and believable performances that manages to hold interest despite a little bit of false-feeling tension towards the end.

Watch it if: You want to see Ben Affleck doing things right.

And if you liked: Zodiac, Moneyball, Good Night, and Good Luck.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Director: Benh Zeitlin
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125435/

Review: Meanders a bit towards the end but otherwise stands well as a visually interesting and strongly put together film.

Watch it if: You're ok with a less clear plot through line.

And if you liked: Tideland, Radio Flyer, Winter's Bone

Check this out: Juicy and Delicious

Skyfall

Director: Sam Mendes
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638/

Review: Definitely too long and a little dull in the middle but otherwise a beautiful looking and exciting romp.

Watch it if: You enjoy Bond movies?

And if you liked: Casino Royale, Straw Dogs,

The Dark

Director: John Fawcett
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411267/

Review: A few nice bits of cinematography but altogether left me cold and unsatisfied.

Watch it if: You like lots of ocean and shack imagery.

And if you liked: Wake Wood, The Ring, The Others

Check this out: Sheep

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

Director: Eli Craig
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/

Review: A great angle change on the slasher genre with charming characters and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.

Watch it if: You can handle a bit of gore.

And if you liked: The Cabin in the Woods, Evil Dead 2, A Film with Me in It, Idle Hands

Chained

Director: Jennifer Lynch
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1989475/

Review: A beautifully shot and gripping film with absolutely fantastic sound design that's completely let down by its unnecessary and misjudged ending.

Watch it if: You're not sensitive to any kind of abuse in a film.

And if you liked: Surveillance, Hostel

Creepshow 2

Director: Michael Gornick
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092796/

Review: Daft and predictable but good fun along the way.

Watch it if: You want a bit of schlocky silliness.

And if you liked: Creepshow, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Drag Me to Hell

Room 237

Director: Rodney Ascher
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085910/

Review: A little long but otherwise fascinating, intriguing and hilarious.

Watch it if: You're interested in The Shining.

And if you liked: The Shining, The Story of Film

V/H/S

Director: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Joe Swanberg & Radio Silence
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2105044/

Review: A mixed bag of some half baked ideas and some good fun moments that plays a little too long but otherwise left me satisfied.

Watch it if: You're not prone to motion sickness.

And if you liked: The Blair Witch Project, Chronicle, Paranormal Activity