My Top 50 Movies of 2012
1. Compliance (Craig Zobel)
2. Looper (Rian Johnson)
3. Byzantium (Neil Jordan)
4. Hello I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso)
5. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
6. Bachelorette (Leslye Headland)
7. Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
8. Lincoln (Steven Spielberg)
2. Looper (Rian Johnson)
3. Byzantium (Neil Jordan)
4. Hello I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso)
5. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
6. Bachelorette (Leslye Headland)
7. Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
8. Lincoln (Steven Spielberg)
9. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller)
10. Argo (Ben Affleck)
11. For A Good Time, Call... (Jamie Travis)
12. The Avengers (Joss Whedon)
13. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
14. Brave (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell)
15. Ruby Sparks (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)
16. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh)
17. Skyfall (Sam Mendes)
18. Hyde Park On Hudson (Roger Michell)
19. Seeking A Friend For The End of the World (Lorene Scafaria)
20. The Hunger Games (Gary Ross)
19. Seeking A Friend For The End of the World (Lorene Scafaria)
20. The Hunger Games (Gary Ross)
21. Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore)
22. The Bay (Barry Levinson)
23. Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore)
22. The Bay (Barry Levinson)
23. Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore)
24. Ginger & Rosa (Sally Potter)
25. Killing Them Softly (Andrew Dominik)
26. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher
Nolan)
27. Les Miserables (Tom Hooper)
28. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow)
29. Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
30. Promised Land (Gus Van Sant)
31. Save the Date (Michael Mohan)
32. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson)
33. Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine)
34. The Five-Year Engagement (Nicholas Stoller)
35. Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, and Lilly Wachowski)
36. The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb)
37. Think Like A Man (Tim Story)
38. Free Samples (Jay Gammill)
39. Chernobyl Diaries (Bradley Parker)
40. This Is 40 (Judd Apatow)
28. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow)
29. Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
30. Promised Land (Gus Van Sant)
31. Save the Date (Michael Mohan)
32. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson)
33. Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine)
34. The Five-Year Engagement (Nicholas Stoller)
35. Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, and Lilly Wachowski)
36. The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb)
37. Think Like A Man (Tim Story)
38. Free Samples (Jay Gammill)
39. Chernobyl Diaries (Bradley Parker)
40. This Is 40 (Judd Apatow)
41. Vamps (Amy Heckerling)
42. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Timur Bekmambetov)
43. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh)
44. Your Sister’s Sister (Lynn Shelton)
45. The Campaign (Jay Roach)
46. Seven Psychopaths (Martin McDonagh)
42. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Timur Bekmambetov)
43. Mirror Mirror (Tarsem Singh)
44. Your Sister’s Sister (Lynn Shelton)
45. The Campaign (Jay Roach)
46. Seven Psychopaths (Martin McDonagh)
47. One For The Money (Julie Anne Robinson)
48. Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
49. Celeste & Jesse Forever (Lee Toland Krieger)
50. Greetings From Tim Buckley (Daniel Algrant)
48. Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
49. Celeste & Jesse Forever (Lee Toland Krieger)
50. Greetings From Tim Buckley (Daniel Algrant)
Compliance got some festival buzz but I think is really underrated as one of the best films of the decade, an absolute feel-bad masterpiece with Ann Dowd and Bill Camp's finest performances.
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