Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012, as published by Fandor where it’s accompanied by an excellent video essay
- This is Not a Film — Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
- Holy Motors — Leos Carax
- Let the Bullets Fly — Jiang Wen
- Silver Linings Playbook — David O. Russell
- Consuming Spirits — Chris Sullivan
- Neighboring Sounds — Kleber Mendonça Filho
- In the Family — Patrick Wang
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia — Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- The Deep Blue Sea — Terence Davies
- The Day He Arrives — Hong Sang-soo
- A Simple Life — Ann Hui
- Meanwhile — Hal Hartley