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2012
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The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

A.V. Club: Scott Tobias The Best Films of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

IndieWire Poll Top 50 Films of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Turan Top 10+ Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

L Magazine 25 Best Films of 2012

New York Times: Stephen Holden Top 11 Films of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

New York Times: Manohla Dargis Top 36 Movies of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

New York Times: A.O. Scott 25 Favorite Films of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

AP: Jake Coyle Top 10 Movies of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

AP: David Germain Top 10 Movies of 2012

Argo - Ben Affleck

AP: Christy Lemire Top 10 Movies of 2012

Slant 25 Best Films of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

IndieWire: Eric Kohn 10 Best Movies of 2012

Artforum: J Hoberman 12 Best Films of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

New Yorker: Richard Brody 27 Best Movies of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

David Ehrlich 25 Best Films of 2012

Atlantic Wire 10 Best Movies of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

Entertainment Weekly: Lisa Schwarzbaum 10 Best Movies of 2012

Entertainment Weekly: Owen Gleiberman 10 Best Movies of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

Tom Shone 10 Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll Top 11 Films of 2012

Time: Richard Corliss 10 Best Movies of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

HuffPost 30+ Best Movies of 2012

Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg

Artforum: Amy Taubin Top 10 Films of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

New York: David Edelstein Top Ten Movies of 2012

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