If you grew up reading Tintin as I did, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with how well Steven Spielberg has translated Herge’s globetrotting adventurer/journalist to the motion capture realm.  Mo-cap gets a lot of flack, some of it deserved, but this film represents a major step forward for the medium, not just for its exceptional large-scale set-pieces but also in its impressive character work.  It’s certainly a more lively, fun film than this week’s other big release, David Fincher’s beautifully crafted, but (for me at least) dramatically inert thriller, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.  Links to all those reviews — and more — are below.

The Adventures of Tintin: Raiders of the Lost Unicorn
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Rhymes with Schmoring
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: After The Fall
War Horse and We Bought a Zoo Reviews
Q&A with Tintin Animator, Jamie Beard
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Press Conference
I Want My DVD
TV on DVD
American Horror Story Finale Recap
2012 Winter Preview Galleries