To date, "Chronicle" is the best superhero movie of 2012. Granted, it's the only superhero movie of 2012 — so far. Plenty of comic book competitors are coming down the pike (some sooner than later, with a vengeance at that), but the bar has been set: director Josh Trank's found-footage superhero flick is a terrific time at the movies, and more than deserving of your time if you have 80+ minutes to spare.

Here are five reasons you should see "Chronicle" this weekend.

Power

We've seen fun superhero movies before, but I don't know that we've ever seen a movie that's had as much fun with superpowers as "Chronicle." Sure, Magneto slow-motioning a coin through his long lost foe's noggin was pretty sweet, but "Chronicle" might do an even better job of showing the sheer joy and pure rage that comes with having superhuman abilities. The scenes of playful discovery and wrathful destruction are totally awesome to behold.