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Alison Willmore: A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2012

19 December 2012

Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012, as published by The A.V. Club

Contributes to: 20 Best Films of 2012 (A.V. Club)
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Also from the A.V. Club in 2012: Music
  1. This is Not a Film
    Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
  2. The Loneliest Planet
    Julia Loktev
  3. The Master
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  4. The Lincoln Lawyer
    Brad Furman
  5. Rust and Bone
    Jacques Audiard
  6. Holy Motors
    Leos Carax
  7. Zero Dark Thirty
    Kathryn Bigelow
  8. Beasts of the Southern Wild
    Benh Zeitlin
  9. The Cabin in the Woods
    Drew Goddard
  10. Dark Horse
    Todd Solondz
  11. Cosmopolis
    David Cronenberg
  12. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
    Nuri Bilge Ceylan
  13. Step Up to the Plate
    Paul Lacoste
  14. Skyfall
    Sam Mendes
  15. Moonrise Kingdom
    Wes Anderson

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