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Berberian Sound Studio - Peter Strickland

Sight & Sound Poll: Demetrios Matheou Top 5 Films of 2012

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - Alison Klayman

Sight & Sound Poll: So Mayer Top 5 Films of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

Sight & Sound Poll: Daniela Michel Top 5 Films of 2012

Searching for Sugar Man - Malik Bendjelloul

Sight & Sound Poll: James Mottram Top 5 Films of 2012

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin

Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Muir Top 5 Films of 2012

Berberian Sound Studio - Peter Strickland

Sight & Sound Poll: Kim Newman Top 5 Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Geoffrey O’Brien Top 5 Films of 2012

Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg

Sight & Sound Poll: Henry K. Miller Top 5 Films of 2012

Night Across the Street - Raoul Ruiz

Sight & Sound Poll: James Quandt Top 5 Films of 2012

Emperor Visits the Hell - Li Luo

Sight & Sound Poll: Tony Rayns Top 5 Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Vadim Rizov Top 5 Films of 2012

Almayer’s Folly - Chantal Akerman

Sight & Sound Poll: Nicolas Rapold Top 5 Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Romney Top 5 Films of 2012

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Sight & Sound Poll: Tim Robey Top 5 Films of 2012

The Turin Horse - Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky

Sight & Sound Poll: Michael Atkinson Top 5 Films of 2012

Dreams of a Life - Carol Morley

Sight & Sound Poll: Dylan Cave Top 5 Films of 2012

Kuichisan - Maiko Endo

Keyframe: Miriam Bale Top 10 Films of 2012

Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert 20 Best Movies of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns Top 10 Films of 2012

It’s Such a Beautiful Day - Don Hertzfeldt

Philadelphia Weekly: Matt Prigge Top 10 Films of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips 20 Best Movies of 2012

The Avengers - Joss Whedon

Empire 20 Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Village Voice: Karina Longworth Top 10 Films of 2012

Village Voice Film Poll: Nick Pinkerton Top 10 Films of 2012

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