The Best Films of 2012

Finally, here is my list of my favorite films of 2012. As always I have not seen every single movie, but I have done my best to see those that were most likely to end up on this list. Once again, it was quite a good year for film as an art form. Enjoy. 

My Favorites Movies of 2011

2011 may not have been that great of a year for quality Hollywood movies, but when you step out of Hollywood it was an amazing year. Only one of the films on my top 15 of 2011 can be considered a major studio film. The rest were all either independently made or foreign made. The reason why the list is a top 15 instead of a top 10 is because there were just too many great movies. Each of the top three films on this list would have individually been my favorite movie of last year, that's how much quality is on this list. 


The amount of movies I saw in 2011 was the most I have ever seen in my life in any given year, so for that reason I believe my list is quite well made and one that I am proud of. But like every year, there were movies I was not able to see that may have made it on this list had I been given the opportunity to see them. Those movies include The Artist, Margaret, Martha Marcy May Marlene, House of Pleasures, and Mysteries of Lisbon. 


When it comes to the movies that were barely left off the list, there are many, but a handful of them would be: Midnight in Paris, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, The Descendants, Weekend, and Shame. 


Now, continue onwards to finally view my long-delayed best of 2011.

My favorite movies of the year 2010

(We made contact with some great movies this year)

The 2010 Oscar nominations were released today and so I guess there's no better day to release my personal favorite movies of 2010. These ten films are in my opinion, the ten movies from the year 2010 that were the absolute best. Some were masterpieces, some were near-masterpieces. All of these films are pieces of art worth watching multiple times and cherishing. They are presented in alphabetical order (because ranking them individually is impossible), followed by a list of movies that were not quite as amazing as the ten, but still most definitely worth your time. For your information, here is my 2009 list.

Top Six Films of 2009

Disclaimers:
- This is my favorite movies of 2009, not the best ones.
- I have not seen every 2009 film.

In chronological order, I present to you, my six favorite films of 2009...

Up Directed by Pete Docter



The Hurt Locker Directed by Kathryn Bigelow



500 Days Of Summer Directed by Marc Webb



Where The Wild Things Are Directed by Spike Jonze



Avatar Directed by James Cameron



Inglourious Basterds Directed by Quentin Tarantino