My 2012 in Film

Posted on December 31, 2012 Updated on December 31, 2012

Well, I would like to thank you all for reading my reviews and such this year. You’ve all be great. I want to thank all my wonderful friends, both in person and the awesome people I’ve met through Twitter, Tumblr, etc. Hope you all had a great 2012 and cheers to a great 2013 in film!

January 2012

1. Certified Copy (2010) | Directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A
2. Dogville (2003) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A+
3. Dogville Confessions (2003) | Directed by Sami Saif – B+
4. True Grit (2010) | Directed by the Coen Brothers – B+
5. The Jerk (1979) |Directed by Carl Reiner – B+
6. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) | directed by Woody Allen – B+
7. Sherlock Jr. (1924) | Directed by Buster Keaton – A+
8. Three Ages (1923) | Directed by Buster Keaton – A
9. Five Easy Pieces (1970) | directed by Bob Rafelson – A-
10. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) | Directed by Woody Allen – A-
11. Design for Living (1933) | Directed by Ernst Lubitsch  – A-
12. Sabrina (1954) | Directed by Billy Wilder – A-
13. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) | Directed by Woody Allen – C+
14. The Stepford Wives (2004) | Directed by Frank Oz – C
15. Traffic (2000) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – B-
16. Drive, He Said (1971) | Directed by Jack Nicholson – C-
17. The Rules of the Game (1939) | Directed by Jean Renoir – A
18. What’s Up, Tiger Lily?(1966) | Directed by Woody Allen – C-
19. Chocolat (2000) | Directed by Lasse Hallstom – B+
20. The Descendants (2012) | Directed by Alexander Payne – C
21. Roman Holiday (1953) | Directed by William Wyler – B
22. Jackie Brown (1997) | Directed by Quentin Tarantino – A-
23. Dirty Harry (1971) | Directed by Don Siegel – B+
24. Melinda and Melinda (2004) | Directed by Woody Allen – B
25. Synecdoche, NY(2008) | Directed by Charlie Kaufman – B
26. Winter’s Bone (2010) | Directed by Debra Granik – B+
27. Rain Man (1988) | Directed by Barry Levinson – B
28. Eyes without a Face (1960) | Directed by Georges Franju – A-
29. Another Woman (1988) | Directed by Woody Allen – A-
30. September (1987) | Directed by Woody Allen – C
31. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | directed by Steven Spielberg – A
32. A Safe Place (1971) | Directed by Henry Jaglom – D
33. A State of Mind (2004) | Directed by Daniel Gordon – B+
34. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) | directed by Woody Allen – A
35. Broadway Danny Rose (1984) | Directed by Woody Allen – B+
36. Radio Days (1987) | Directed by Woody Allen – A-
37. Drive (2011) | Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn – A
38. American Psycho (2000) | Directed by Mary Harron – B+
39. The Tree of Life (2011) | Directed by Terrence Malick – A
40. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) | Directed by Woody Allen – A
41. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) |Directed by Robert Benton – A

February

1. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) | Directed by Paul Schrader – B-
2. Metropolitan (1990) | Directed by Whit Stillman – B+
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – A
4. The Fighter (2010) | Directed by David O. Russell – B+
5. Office Space (1999) | Directed by Mike Judge – B
6. Duck Soup (1933) | Directed by Leo McCarey – A
7. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | Directed by Rob Reiner – B+
8. Clerks (1994) | Directed by Kevin Smith – C+
9. A Woman is a Woman (1961) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – B
10. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | Directed by Frank Darabont – B+
11. The Untouchables (1987) | Directed by Brian De Palma – B+
12. The Woman in Black (2012) | Directed by James Watkins – B-
13. Rio (2011) | Directed by Carlos Saldanha – B
14. Back to the Future (1985)  Directed by Robert Zemeckis – C
15. Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Directed by Robert Zemeckis – C
16. Babel (2006) | Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu – A-
17. Juno (2007) | Directed by Jason Reitman – B
18. Moneyball (2011) | Directed by Bennett Miller – C

March

1. The 400 Blows (1959) | Directed by Francois Truffaut – A
2. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) | Directed by Gil Junger – A-
3. Insignificance (1985) | Directed by Nicolas Roeg – A-
4. The Holiday (2006) | Directed by Nancy Meyers – B+
5. Brokeback Mountain (2005) | Directed by Ang Lee – B+
6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) | Directed by Rupert Wyatt – B+
7. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) | Directed by Alfonso Cuarón – C+
8. Godzilla (1954) | Directed by Ishiro Honda – A-
9. Playtime (1967) | Directed by Jaques Tati – A
10. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) | Directed by Wes Anderson – A-
11. Night and Fog (1955) | Directed by Alain Renais – A+
12. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) | Directed by William Joyce – A
13. Sounds from a Town I Love (2001) | Directed by Woody Allen – B+
14. Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – A
15. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) | Directed by Luis Bunuel – B+
16. Hotel Chevalier (2007) | Directed by Wes Anderson – A-
17. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) | Directed by Wes Anderson – B+
18. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | Directed by Otto Preminger – A
19. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) | Directed by Bob Rafelson – B
20. Catch Me If You Can (2002) | Directed by Steven Spielberg – B+
21. The Skin I Live In (2011) | Directed by Pedro Almodovar – A-
22. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Directed by David Fincher – A-
23. The Last Picture Show (1971) | Directed by Peter Bogdonavich – A
24. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011) | Directed by Constance Marks – B+
25. The Best and the Brightest (2010) | Directed by Josh Shelov – C-
26. Stop –Loss (2008) | Directed by Kimberly Pierce – C
27. Mildred Pierce (2011) | Directed by Todd Haynes – A
28. Hunger (2008) | Directed by Steve McQueen – B+
29. To Catch a Thief (1955) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock – B+
30. Young Adult (2011) } Directed by Jason Reitman – A
31. Chungking Express (1994) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – A

April

1. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) | Directed by Sidney Lumet – B
2. Persona (1966) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A+
3. Pi (π) (1998) | Directed by Darren Aronofsky – A
4. Beginners (2010) | Directed by Mike Mills – A-
5. Hanna (2011) | Directed by Joe Wright – B+
6. The Muppets (2011) | Directed by James Bobbin – C+
7. Rushmore (1998) | Directed by Wes Anderson – B+
8. 28 Days Later… (2002) | Directed by Danny Boyle – A-
9. The Passion of the Christ (2005) | Directed by Mel Gibson – B
10. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | Directed by Martin Scorsese – A
11. The Fly (1986) | Directed by David Cronenberg – A
12. Benny and Joon (1993) | Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik – B+
13. The Killing (1956) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B+
14. Killer’s Kiss (1955) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B
15. Ocean’s Twelve (2004) | Directed by Stephen Soderbergh – B
16. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | Directed by Guy Ritchie – B+
17. Pierrot le Fou (1965) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – B+
18. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) | Directed by Drew Goddard – A
19. Alien (1979) | Directed by Ridley Scott – A
20. Aliens (1986) | Directed by James Cameron – A
21. Tokyo Drifter (1966) | Directed by Seijun Suzuki – A-
22. Branded to Kill (1967) | Directed by Seijun Suzuki – B+
23. Alien³: Work Print Cut (1992) | Directed by David Fincher – B+
24. Tiny Furniture (2010) | Directed by Lena Dunham – B
25. Alien³: Theatrical Cut (1992) | Directed by David Fincher – C-
26. Alien: Resurrection (1997) | Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunut – C+
27. Everything Must Go (2010) | Directed by Dan Rush – A-
28. The Seventh Seal (1957) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A
29. Cinema Verite (2011) | Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – C
30. Shame (2011) | Directed by Steve McQueen – B

May

1. American Graffiti (1973) | Directed by George Lucas – A
2. Fatal Attraction (1987) | Directed by Adrian Lyne – A-
3. Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) | Directed by Charles Reisner – A-
4. The Last Metro (1980) | Directed by Francois Truffaut – A-
5. Spy Kids (2001) | Directed by Robert Rodriguez – B
6. Help! (1965) | Directed by Richard Lester – C
7. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – B+
8. The Terminator (1984) | Directed by james Cameron – B+
9. Our Hospitality (1923) | Directed by John G. Blystone and Buster Keaton – A-
10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) | Directed by Robert Wiene – A
11. Secret Sunshine (2007) | directed by Lee Chang-dong – A+
12. Mary and Max (2009) | Directed Adam Elliot – A-
13. Submarine (2010) | Directed by Richard Ayoade – B+
14. I Am Legend (2007) | Directed by Francis Lawrence – B-
15. Mouse Hunt (1997) | Directed by Gore Verbinski – B+
16. The Avengers (2012) | Directed by Joss Whedon – B+
17. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 91962) | Directed by Robert Enrico – B
18. Citizen Kane (1941) | Directed by Orson Welles – A-
19. The People vs. George Lucas (2010) | Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe – B-
20. Outrage (2009) | Directed by Kirby Dick – B+
21. The Lady Eve (1941) | Directed by Preston Sturgess – A-
22. Manderlay (2005) | Directed by Lars von Trier – B+
23. Dancer in the Dark (2000) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A+
24. Jules and Jim (1962) | Directed by Francois Truffaut – A

June

1. The Exterminating Angel (1962) | Directed by Luis Bunuel – B
2. Friends with Benefits (2011) | Directed by Will Gluck – C+
3. Lars and the Real Girl (2007) | Directed by Craig Gillespie – A
4. FreeDogme (2000) | Featuring Wim Wenders, Jean-Marc Barr, Wim Wnders, and Lone Scaefer – B+
5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) | Directed by Joe Johnston – C
6. Blue Valentine (2010) | Directed by Derek Cienfrance – A+
7. The Element of Crime (1984) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A-
8. Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997) | Directed by Stij Bjorkman – B+
9. Epidemic (1987) | Directed by Lars von Trier – C
10. Europa (1991) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
11. Do the Right Thing (1989) | Directed by Spike Lee – B+
12. Heavenly Creatures (1994) | Directed by Peter Jackson – A-
13. Delicatessen (1991) | Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet – A
14. An Andolousian Dog (1929) | Directed by Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali – A-
15. Zéro de conduit (1933) | Directed by Jean Vigo – A
16. The Navigator (1924) | Directed by Donald Crisp – A
17. Medea (1988) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
18. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) | Directed by Rupert Sanders – C-
19. Prometheus (2012) | Directed by Ridley Scott – B
20. Lone Star (1996) | Directed by John Sayles – B+
21. Coriolanus (2011) | Directed by Ralph Fiennes – A-
22. Monsoon Wedding (2001) | Directed by Mira Nair – B+
23. Crash (2004) | Directed by Paul Haggis – B
24. The Trip (2010) | Directed by Michael Winterbottom – B+
25. Risky Business (1983) | Directed by Paul Brickman – C
26. Ace in the Hole (1951) | Directed by Billy Wilder – A-
27. Sense and Sensibility (1995) | Directed by Ang Lee – B
28. Cold Weather (2010) | Directed by Aaron Katz – B
29. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) | Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – A-
30.  Masters of Horror: Imprint (2006) | Directed by Takashi Miike – B+
31. Half Nelson (2006) | Directed by Ryan Fleck – B+
32. Sherrybaby (2006) | Directed by Laurie Collyer – B-
33. Adventureland (2009) | Directed by Greg Mottola – A-

July

1. Buried (2010) | Directed by Rodrigo Cortes – A-
2. Thor (2011) | Directed by Kenneth Branagh – B+
3. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | Directed by Steve Miner – B-
4. Valhalla Rising (2009) | Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn – B-
5. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | Directed by Nora Ephron – B
6. 3 Women (1977) | Directed by Robert Altman – A
7. The House of the Devil (2009) | Directed by Ti West – C+
8. I Saw the Devil (2010) | Directed by Kim Je-woon – B-
9. Carnage (2011) | Directed by Roman Polanski – B+
10. Take Shelter (2011) | Directed by Jeff Nichols – A
11. The Artist (2011) | Directed by Michel Hazanavicius – C-
12. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) | Directed by Guy Ritchie – B
13. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) | Directed by Sean Durkin – A-
14. Mary Last Seen (2010) | Directed by Sean Durkin – B+
15. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) | Directed by Wes Anderson – A-
16. Harakiri (1962) | Directed by Masaki Kobayashi – B-
17. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) | Directed by Brad Bird – B+
18. District 9 (2009) | Directed by Neil Blomkamp – A+
19. Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) | Directed by Ridley Scott – B
20. Alive in Joburg (2006) | Directed by Neil Blomkamp – B
21. The Fallen Idol (1948) | Directed by Carol Reed – B
22. Shallow Grave (1994) | Directed by Danny Boyle – B-
23. Batman (1989) | Directed by Tim Burton – C
24. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen – A
25. Animal Kingdom (2010) | Directed by David Michod – A-
26. Brave (2012) | Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman – B-
27. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) | Directed by Craig McCall – B+
28. Before Sunrise (1995) | Directed by Richard Linklater – A-
29. I’m Not There (2007) | Directed by Todd Haynes – B+
30. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Directed by Christopher Nolan – B
31. Another Year (2010) | Directed by Mike Leigh – A-
32. Topsy-Turvy (1999) | Directed by Mike Leigh – A
33. Morning Glory (2010) | Directed by Roger Michell – B-
34. The Double Life of Veronique (1991) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
35. Three Colors: Blue (1993) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A+
36. Three Colors: White (1994) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
37. Three Colors: Red (1994) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A
38. My Kid Could Paint That (2007) | Directed by Amir Bar-Lev – B+
39. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) | Directed by Lynne Ramsay – A
40. Hostel (2005) | Dirceted by Eli Roth – C+
41. Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (2012) | Directed by Matthew Akers and Jeff Dupre – B+
42. Contagion (2011) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – B+
43. Hemingway and Gellhorn (2012) | Directed by Philip Kaufman – C-
44. The School of Rock (2003) | Directed by Richard Linklater – A-
45. Hostel Part II (2007) | Directed by Eli Roth – B-
46. Before Sunset (2004) | Directed by Richard Linklater – A-
47. Mission: Impossible (1996) | Directed by Brian De Palma – B
48. Mission: Impossible II (2000) | Directed by John Woo – C+
49. Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) | Directed by Benjamin Christensen – B+
50. Patton (1970) | Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner – C
51. The Thin Red Line (1998) | Directed by Terrence Malick – A
52. Onibaba (1964) | Directed by Kaneto Shindo – B+
53. Moon (2009) | Directed by Duncan Jones – A
54. Layer Cake (2004) | Directed by Matthew Vaughn – A- 
55. Marie Antoinette (2006) | Directed by Sofia Coppola – C+

August

1. I Am Love (2009) |Directed Luca Guadagnino – A-
2. Junkopia (1981) | Directed by Chris Marker – B+
3. Barney’s Version (2010) | Directed by Richard J. Lewis – B-
4. Closer (2004) | Directed by Mike Nichols – B+
5. Caché (2005) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
6. Apocalypse Now 91979) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A
7. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) | Directed by Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper – A
8. The Piano Teacher (2001) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
9. Scarlet Street (1945) | Directed by Fritz Lang – B+
10. Contempt (1963) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – C
11. The White Ribbon (2009) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
12. Shoot ‘Em Up (2007) | Directed by Michael David – C-
13. Trainspotting (1996) | Directed by Danny Boyle – B-
14. Hour of the Wolf (1968) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – B
15. College (1927) | Directed by James W Horne – A
16. Seven Chances (1925) | Directed by Buster Keaton – A
17. Wild Target (2009) | Directed by Jonathan Lynn – B
18. Nocturna Artificialia (1979) | Directed by The Quay Brothers – B
19. The Brothers Bloom (2008) | Directed by Rian Johnson – B+
20. Wings of Desire 91987) | Directed by Wim Wenders – A+
21. Russian Ark (2002) | Directed by Alexander Sokurov – A-
22. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) | Directed by Victor Enrice – B+
23. The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – A-
24. Battleship Potempkin (1925) | Directed by Sergei Eisenstein – A
25. The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1986) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A-
26. Quills (2000) | Directed by Philip Kaufman – A
27. Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate (1986) | Directed by Kirby Dick – B+
28. Funny Games (1997) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A-
29. Red State (2011) | Directed by Kevin Smith – B-
30. 21 Grams (2003) | Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – B+
31. Small Soldiers (1998) | Directed by Joe Dante – A-
32. Piranha (2010) | Directed by Alexandre Aja – C
33. Company: A Musical Comedy (2008) | Directed by John Doyle – A+
34. Super 8 (2011) | Directed by JJ Abrams – B+
35. Full Metal Jacket (1987) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B+
36. City of Angels (1998) | Directed by Brad Siberling – C
37. The Decalogue (1988) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
38. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (2007) | Directed by Cristian Mungiu – A+
39. The Vanishing of the Bees (2009) | Directed by George Langworthy and Maryam Henein – B
40. Child’s Play (1988) | Directed by Tom Holland – C+
41. Winnebago Man (2009) | Directed by Ben Steinbauer – B+
42. Romance and Cigarettes (2005) | Directed John Tutoro – C
43. Mimic (1997) | Directed by Guillermo del Toro – B+
44. An American Werewolf in London (1981) | Directed by John Landis – A-
45. Matilda (1996) | Directed by Danny DeVito – A-
46. I’m Still Here (2010) | Directed by Casey Affleck – B
47. Poetry (2010) | Directed by Lee Chang-dong – A
48. Cinema Paradiso (1988) | Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A-
49. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: The Series (1979) | Directed by John Irvin – A-
50. Blue Velvet (1986) | Directed by David Lynch – B+
51. The Complete Metropolis (1927) | Directed by Fritz Lang – A+++
52. The Five Obstructions (2003) | Directed by Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth – A
53. The Perfect Human (1967) | Directed by Jorgen Leth – A
54. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) | Directed by Tomas Alfredson – B+
55. Boogie Nights (1997) | Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – A-

September

1. Jurassic Park (1993) | Directed by Steven Spielberg – A-
2. Grey Gardens (1975) | Directed by Ellen Howde and Albert Maysles – A
3. It Happened One Night (1934) | Directed by Frank Capra – B
4. The Matrix (1999) | Directed by Directed by the Wachowskis – B-
5. Death at a Funeral (2007) | Directed by Frank Oz – B-
6. Margin Call (2011) | Directed by JC Chandor – B+
7. Grey Gardens (2009) | Directed by Michael Sucsy – A-
8. In the Mood for Love (2000) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – A+
9. Little Children (2006) | Directed by Todd Fields – A
10. Clueless (1995) | Directed by Amy Heckerling – B
11. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Directed by Martin Brest – B+
12. Haywire (2011) | Directed by Steven Soderbergh – B-
13. Children of Men (2006) | Directed by Alfonso Cuaron – A
14. Dead Snow (2009) | Directed by Tommy Wirkola – B
15. Twin Peaks: The Pilot (1990) | Directed by David Lynch – A-
16. Donnie Brasco (1997) | Directed by Mike Newell – A-
17. Badlands (1973) | Directed by Terrence Malick – B+
18. Mulholland Dr. (2001) | Directed by David Lynch – A+++
19. Eraserhead (1977) | Directed by David Lynch – A+
20. Jaws (1975) | Directed by Steven Spielberg – A-
21. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | Directed by Julian Schnabel – A-
22. The Turin Horse (2011) | Directed by Bela Tarr – A
23. I ❤ Huckabees (2004) | Directed by David O. Russell – B+
24. Hard Eight (1996) } Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – B
25. Requiem for a Dream (2000) | Directed by Darren Aronofsky – A
26. Looper (2012) | Directed by Rian Johnson – A-
27. En Blomst (1971) | Directed by Lars von Trier – B
28. The Elephant Man (1980) | Directed by David Lynch – A
29. Don’t Look Now (1973) | Directed by Nicolas Roeg – B+
30. Play Misty for Me (1971) | Directed by Clint Eastwood – B
31. Paris is Burning (1990) | Directed by Jennie Livingston – B+
32. Klown (2010) | Directed by Mikkel Norgaard – B+
33. Charlie Bartlett (2007) | Directed by Jon Poll – B

October 2012

1. The Fountain (2007) | Directed by Darren Aronofsky – A-
2. Somewhere (2011) | Directed by Sofia Coppola – B
3. Straw Dogs (1971) | Directed by Sam Peckinpah – B
4. Dogtooth (2009) | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos – A-
5. The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | Directed by Terrence Davies – A-
6. Night Train to Munich (1940) |Directed by Carol Reed – B+
7. The Conversation (1974) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A
8. 2 Days in Paris (2007) | Directed by Julie Delpy – B+
9. Muriel’s Wedding (1994) | Directed by PJ Hogan – B+
10. Once (2006) | Directed by John Carney – C+
11. The Five-Year Engagement (2012) | Directed by Nicholas Stoller – A-
12. Great Directors (2009) | Directed by Angela Ismailos – B+
13. Mommie Dearest (1981) | Directed by Frank Perry – C+
14. Strangers on a Train (1951) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock – A-
15. Poltergeist (1982) | Directed by Tobe Hooper – B
16. The Evil Dead (1981) | Directed by Sam Raimi – A-
17. Slither (2006) | Directed by James Gunn – B+
18. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) | Directed by Roman Polanski – A
19. The Thing (1982) | Directed by John Carpenter – A
20. Nowhere Boy (2009) | Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson – B+
21.  Seven Psychopaths (2012) | Directed by Martin McDonagh – A-
22.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) | Directed by Stephen Chbosky – B+
23. Argo (2012) | Directed by Ben Affleck – B
24. Ugetsu (1953) | Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – A-
25. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) | Directed by Alain Renais – A
26. Wild Strawberries(1957) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman – A
27. A Separation (2011) | Directed by Asghar Farhadi – A

November

1. Chico and Rita (2010) | Directed by Tono Errando and Javier Mariscal – C
2. Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys (2000) | Directed by Michael Haneke – A
3. Pretty in Pink (1986) | Directed by Howard Deutch – B+
4. Paulie (1998) | Directed by John Roberts – B-
5. Naked Lunch (1991) | Directed by David Cronenberg – B
6. One Hour Photo (2002) | Directed by Mark Romanek – A
7. Bernie (2012) | Directed by Richard Linkater – B+
8. Skyfall (2012) | Directed by Sam Mendes – A
9. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – C+
10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) | Directed by Billy Wilder – A
11. Hum Tum(2004) | Directed by Kunal Kohli – C
12. Quantum of Solace (2008) | Directed by Marc Forster – B-
13. The Queen (2006) | Directed by Stephen Frears – B+
14. Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (2012) | Directed by Stevan Riley – A-
15. Camera (2000) |Directed by David Cronenberg – A
16. Hua yang de nian hua (2000) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – B
17. La Luna (2011) | Directed by Enrico Casarosa – A-
18. George and AJ (2009) | Directed by Josh Cooley – B+
19. Hawaiian Vacation (2011) | Directed by Gary Rydstrom – B+
20. Air Mater (2011) – C
21. Small Fry (2011) | directed by Angus MacLane – B+
22. Time Travel Mater (2012) | Directed by Rob Gibbs – C
23. The Lady and the Lamp (1979) | Directed by John Lasseter – A-
24. La Jetee (1962) | Directed by Chris Marker – A
25. Barry Lyndon (1975) | Directed by Stanley Kubrick – B+
26. The Hours (2002) | Directed by Stephen Daldry – A
27. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) | Directed by Danny DeVito – D
28. The Science of Sleep (2006) | Directed by Michel Gondry – A-
29. L.A. Confidential (1997) | Directed by Curtis Hanson – A-
30. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Directed by Frank Capra – C-
31. Paris Je T’aime (2006) | Directed by A Lot of People – B
32. Nocturne (1980) | Directed by Lars von Trier – B+
33. Six Men Getting Sick (1966) | Directed by David Lynch – B
34. The Alphabet (1968) | Directed by David Lynch – B
35. Tramway (1979) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – B+
36. Killing Them Softly (2012) | Directed by Andrew Dominik – C

December

1. Barton Fink (1991) | Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen – A-
2. The Wonder Ring (1955) | Directed by Stan Brakage – B
3. Days of Being Wild (1990) | Directed by Wong Kar-Wai – B+
4. The Invisible War (2012) | Directed by Kirby Dick – A
5. Like Crazy (2011) | Directed by Drake DOremus – B
6. Somewhere in the Arctic…. | Directed by Andrew Stanton – A-
7. Winter | Directed by Pete Doctor – B
8. Palm Springs | Directed by Pete Doctor – B+
9. Next Door | Directed by Pete Doctor – B+
10. Cours du Soir | Directed by Nicolas Ribowski – B+
11. Charlotte et son Jules (1959) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – C+
12. Hunter Goes to Hollywood (2003) | Directed by Wayne Ewig – B
13. Une Histoire d’eau (1961) |Directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut – A-
14. Blood of the Beasts (1949) | Directed by Georges Franju – A
15. La villa Santo Sospir (1952) | Directed by Jean Cocteau – B
16. Thursday’s Children (1955) | Directed by Lindsay Anderson – A
17. In the Beginning was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1976) | Directed by Chuck Statler – B
18. The Musicians (1958) | Directed by Kazimierz Karabasz – A
19. Factory (1971) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
20. Hospital (1976) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
21. Railway Station (1980) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
22. The Face (1966) | Directed by Piotr Studzinski – B
23. Seven Women of Different Ages(1979) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
24. Talking Heads(1980) | Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski – A-
25. Sound of Noise (2010) | Directed by Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson – A-
26. Girl Walk // All Day (2011) | Directed by Jacob Krupnick – A-
27. Breaking the Waves (1996) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
28. A Cat in Paris (2011) | Directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli – C
29. Lick the Star (1998) | Directed by Sofia Coppola – B-
30. Best in Show (2000) | Directed by Christopher Guest – B
31. Man with a Movie Camera (1929) | Directed by Dziga Vertov – A
32.  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) | Directed by Peter Jackson – B
33. Pina (2011) | Directed by Wim Wenders – A-
34. Take This Waltz (2011) | Directed by Sarah Polley – B-
35. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) | Directed by Alison Klayman – B+
36. The Kid with a Bike (2012) | Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes – B+
37. The Grey (2012) | Directed by Joe Carnahan – B+
38. The Idiots (1998) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A
39. Holy Motors (2012) | Directed by Leos Carax – A
40. Tales from the Script (2009) | Directed by Peter Hanson – C+
41. The Boss of It All (2006) | Directed by Lars von Trier – A-
42. Ted (2012) | Directed by Seth Macfarlane – C
43. The Queen of Versailles (2012) | Directed by Lauren Greenfield – A-
44. Becoming Santa (2011) | Directed by Jeff Meyers – B
45. Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! (1986) | Directed by Bill Melendez – B
46. The American Scream (2012) | Directed by Michael Stephenson – B+
47. It’s an Adventure, Charlie Brown! (1983) | Directed by Bill Melendez – B
48. A Charlie Brown Celebration (1982) | Directed by Bill Melendez – B
49. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) | Directed by David Gelb – A-
50. Oslo, August 31^st (2012) | Directed by Joachim Trier – A+
51. Sleepwalk with Me (2012) | Directed by Mike Birbiglia – B-
52. Goodbye, First Love (2012) | Directed by Mia Hansen-Love – B+
53. Les Misérables (2012) | Directed by Tom Hooper – C-
54. After Porn Ends (2010) | Bryce Wagoner – B
55. Monsieur Lazhar (2011) | Directed by Philppe Falardeau – B+
56. Elena (2011) | Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev – A-
57. Side by Side (2012) | Directed by Christopher Kenneally – A-
58. How to Survive a Plague (2012) | Directed by David France – B+
59. Alps (2012) | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos – A-
60. 2 Days in New York (2012) | Directed by Julie Delpy – B+
61. The Long Goodbye (1973) | Directed by Robert Altman – A-
62. Week End (1967) | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard – A
63. Sans Soleil (1983) | Directed by Chris Marker – B+