Year-End Lists

Ed Gonzalez: Top 20 Films of 2012, as published by Slant Magazine

1. This is Not a Film
   Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
2. The Kid with a Bike
   Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
3. Neighboring Sounds
   Kleber Mendonça Filho
4. Zero Dark Thirty
   Kathryn Bigelow
5. Las Acacias
   Pablo Giorgelli
6. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
   David Gelb
7. Girl Walk // All Day
   Jacob Krupnick
8. Oslo, August 31st
   Joachim Trier
9. 5 Broken Cameras
   Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
10. Sleepless Night
    Frédéric Jardin

Honorable Mention

• The Comedy
  Rick Alverson
• Lincoln
  Steven Spielberg
• Killer Joe
  William Friedkin
• Keep the Lights On
  Ira Sachs
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
  Benh Zeitlin
• The Color Wheel
  Alex Ross Perry
• The Five-Year Engagement
  Nicholas Stoller
• The Queen of Versailles
  Lauren Greenfield
• Sister
  Ursula Meier
• This Must Be the Place
  Paolo Sorrentino