Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2012

Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 20 Favorite Films of 2012

09 January 2013

Life Without Principle - Johnnie To

Ben Sachs: 20 Favorite Films of 2012, as published by The Chicago Reader

[see also 2010s2019201820172015201420132011]

Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: 22 Favorite Movies of 2012

09 January 2013

J.R. Jones: 22 Favorite Movies of 2012, as published by The Chicago Reader

[see also 201720162015201420132011]

Runners Up (alphabetical)

Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012

03 January 2013

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012

[see also 2022202120202010s201920182017201620152013]

Darren Hughes: 10 Best Films of 2012

03 January 2013

The Loneliest Planet - Julia Loktev

Darren Hughes: 10 Best Films of 2012 (as published at Long Pauses, where he also has lists of favorite unreleased films, favorite discoveries, and “Movie Recommendations for People Who Don’t Like the Kinds of Movies I Like”)

[see also 20212010s20182017201620152014]

Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012

03 January 2013

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Film Comment: 50 Best Films of 2012

[see also 20232022202120192018201720162015201420132011]

Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012

02 January 2013

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia - Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012

[see also 20232022202120202019201720162015]

Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012

02 January 2013

The Deep Blue Sea - Terence Davies

Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012

[see also 20232022202120202010s20192018201720162015201420132011]

Keyframe: Jonathan Marlow: Top Ten Films of 2012

01 January 2013

The Wall - Julian Pölsler

Jonathan Marlow: Top Ten Films of 2012, as published by Fandor’s Keyframe

Uproxx: Vince Mancini: 7 Best Films of 2012

01 January 2013

Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino

Vince Mancini: 7 Best Films of 2012 (extracted from a full 12-ish published by Film Drunk, which also includes four unnumbered “total copouts” that fall into a nether region between the top seven and a phalanx of honorable mentions)

Little White Lies: Top 10 Films of 2012

01 January 2013

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Little White Lies: Top 10 Films of 2012

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720162015]