The Lion in Winter (1968) 9/10 - Powerhouse performances with a great production and script. I feel like good straight plays always make for great dialogue driven films.

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 9/10 - ...as is further evidenced by this film. Simply incredible performances. Amazing dialogue. Who could have thought real estate could be this interesting?

Solaris (1972) 8.5/10 - Very interesting film. Much better than the Clooney/Soderbergh version. Some of the narrative issues are still there, though. And I get what Tarkovsky was trying to do with the deliberate pace, but sometimes things go on for far too long. Still, great production.

Oklahoma! (1955) 6.5/10 - Far too stupid a film to be this long. Well made, though.

Les Miserables (2012) 9.5/10 - I went into this knowing next to nothing about it. And I thought it was amazing. Incredible performances, production, cinematography, music, etc. Great story. I'm not a fan of musicals, but this was top-notch. I think the fact that the music was recorded live on set helped immensely. Musical films tend to feel extremely fake to me (see above). But this just felt like they were using a different narrative technique, one very lyrical I might add. It didn't feel like a "musical." It felt like a film. And a great one at that. I saw it with my aunt, who is a big fan of the show. She had mixed feelings. But if you haven't seen the show, I would highly recommend this film. Certainly one of the best this year.