Year-End Lists

Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011 [also a participant in Slant Magazine’s round-up]

1. The Tree of Life
   Terrence Malick
2. Certified Copy
   Abbas Kiarostami
3. A Separation
   Asghar Farhadi
4. Poetry
   Lee Chang-dong
5. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
6. Tuesday, After Christmas
   Radu Muntean
7. Nostalgia for the Light
   Patricio Guzmán
8. Foreign Parts
   Verena Paravel & J.P. Sniadecki
9. Meek’s Cutoff
   Kelly Reichardt
10. Bellflower
    Evan Glodell

Honorable Mention

• The Adventures of Tintin
  Steven Spielberg
• Carnage
  Roman Polanski
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams
  Werner Herzog
• A Dangerous Method
  David Cronenberg
• Drive
  Nicolas Winding Refn
• Incendies
  Denis Villeneuve
• The Sleeping Beauty
  Catherine Breillat
• Take Shelter
  Jeff Nichols
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  Tomas Alfredson
• Warrior
  Gavin O’Connor