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Best Films (Thus Far) of 2012
1. Compliance
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Lawless
4. Wake in Fright
5. Paperboy
6. Chronicle
7. Bernie
8. Flight
9. Skyfall
10.
Worst
1. Magic Mike
2. John Carter
Best Films (Thus Far) of 2011*
1. Drive
2. Warrior
3. The Help
4. The Debt
5. Bridesmaids
6. Thirteen Assassins (Japan)
7. Limitless
8. Win Win
9. Take My Eyes (Spain)
10. Source Code
11. A bout portant (Point Blank, France)
12. Come Undone (Italy, 2010)
13. The Housemaid (S. Korea)
BEST EXPLOITATION
1. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
2. I Saw the Devil (S. Korea)
3. Dream Home (Hong Kong)
4. Wrecked (Canada-U.S.)
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life”
MOST OVERRATED: Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris”
WORST
1. Arthur
2. The Tourist
3. Dream House
4. Straw Dogs
5. The Rite
6. Cowboys & Aliens
7. Just Go with It
8. Hall Pass
9. Paul
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* Some of these titles are from 2010, but only found U.S. distribution this year.
Best Picture:
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti (“Win Win”)
Best Actress: Jennifer Chastain (“Tree of Life,” “The Debt,” “The Help”)
Supporting Actor: Nick Nolte (“Warrior”)
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis (“The Help”)
Best Cinematography: Drive
Best Screenplay
Best Director
Best Foreign Film: Thirteen Assassins
