Here are my picks for the best movies I saw in 2012:
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Looper
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Skyfall
- Argo
- The Hunger Games
- Brave
- Arbitrage
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- The Deep Blue Sea
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
- Safety Not Guaranteed
- The Secret World of Arrietty
- ParaNorman
- The Cabin in the Woods
- The Avengers
- Frankenweenie
- Pitch Perfect
- Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
- The Woman In Black
- Pirates! Band of Misfits
- The Grey
- The Imposter
- Hope Springs
- Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
- Ted
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- Men in Black 3
- Chronicle
- Ice Age: Continental Drift
- 21 Jump Street
- Hotel Transylvania
- Big Miracle
Here are my picks for the worst movies I saw in 2012:
- Mirror Mirror
- Act of Valor
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
- Gone
- Man on a Ledge
- Bel Ami
- Rock of Ages
- Underworld: Awakening
- Wrath of the Titans
- John Carter
Every year, Metacritic also tallies the critics top picks for the best movies of the year and compiles a list of the what critics say are the best.
Here is their list for 2012:
- Zero Dark Thirty
- The Master
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Lincoln
- Holy Motors
- Amour
- Argo
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Django Unchained
- This Is Not A Film
- Life of Pi
- Looper
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
- The Deep Blue Sea
- Skyfall
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Rust and Bone
- Tabu
- Magic Mike
- The Avengers
- How to Survive a Plague
- The Loneliest Planet
- The Grey
- Cloud Atlas
- Les Miserables
- The Sessions
- Bernie
- Anna Karenina
- Olso, August 31st
- Cosmopolis
- The Cabin in the Woods
- The Gatekeepers
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- The Turin Horse
- The Queen of Versailles