Arizona Republic Bill Goodykoontz View article

Argo Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook This Is Not a Film The Master The Cabin in the Woods Skyfall Wreck-It Ralph

Artforum J Hoberman

Werner Schroeter retrospective at MOMA (tie) Almayer's Folly (tie) Tabu Il Cinema Ritrovato XVI (annual festival in Bologna) Oskar Fischinger: Space Light Art (Whitney Museum exhibition) Lonesome Beyond the Hills Leviathan The Master (tie) Moonrise Kingdom (tie) Beasts of the Southern Wild Clint Eastwood on YouTube

Artforum Amy Taubin

Cosmopolis The Gatekeepers Beasts of the Southern Wild Mobile Homestead trilogy Amour Memories Look at Me Our Children Almayer's Folly Araf-Somewhere in Between The Unspeakable Act

Associated Press Jake Coyle View article

Amour The Master Margaret Moonrise Kingdom Not Fade Away Lincoln Jeff, Who Lives at Home The Dust Bowl Holy Motors Premium Rush

Associated Press David Germain View article

Moonrise Kingdom Life of Pi Zero Dark Thirty Argo Searching for Sugar Man Rust and Bone The Master Lincoln West of Memphis Looper

Associated Press Christy Lemire View article

Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Skyfall Holy Motors Zero Dark Thirty The Master The Imposter Moonrise Kingdom Oslo, August 31st This Is Not a Film

The Atlantic Richard Lawson View article

The Amazing Spider-Man

Amour

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

The Cabin in the Woods

How to Survive a Plague

Looper

Moonrise Kingdom

Your Sister's Sister

Zero Dark Thirty

The Atlantic Christopher Orr View article

Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Beasts of the Southern Wild The Avengers Moonrise Kingdom The Master Silver Linings Playbook (tie) The Cabin in the Woods (tie) Seven Psychopaths Amour Frankenweenie

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten View article

Holy Motors Cloud Atlas Beasts of the Southern Wild Lincoln Argo Amour Zero Dark Thirty Polisse This Must Be the Place Rust and Bone

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones View article

Polisse The Master Zero Dark Thirty Holy Motors Celeste & Jesse Forever Moonrise Kingdom Oslo, August 31st Les Miserables Jiro Dreams of Sushi Cloud Atlas

A.V. Club Sam Adams View article

Moonrise Kingdom It's Such a Beautiful Day Middle of Nowhere Magic Mike Killer Joe Amour The Deep Blue Sea Wuthering Heights Barbara The Master

A.V. Club Mike D'Angelo View article

Holy Motors The Imposter The Loneliest Planet Miss Bala Moonrise Kingdom Amour The Deep Blue Sea Only the Young Looper This Must Be the Place

A.V. Club Noel Murray View article

The Master Zero Dark Thirty Life of Pi Damsels in Distress Holy Motors It's Such a Beautiful Day Photographic Memory Looper The Queen of Versailles The Deep Blue Sea

A.V. Club Keith Phipps View article

Zero Dark Thirty Moonrise Kingdom The Master Wuthering Heights Amour The Kid with a Bike The Deep Blue Sea Beasts of the Southern Wild The Loneliest Planet Holy Motors

A.V. Club Nathan Rabin View article

The Master Django Unchained Bernie Searching for Sugar Man Moonrise Kingdom The Queen of Versailles Only the Young Silver Linings Playbook Killer Joe Boy

A.V. Club Tasha Robinson View article

The Avengers Wreck-It Ralph Zero Dark Thirty Chasing Ice I Wish Where Do We Go Now? The Master Beasts of the Southern Wild The Secret World Of Arrietty The Cabin in the Woods

A.V. Club Scott Tobias View article

The Master The Turin Horse The Deep Blue Sea Holy Motors The Loneliest Planet Moonrise Kingdom Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Zero Dark Thirty The Comedy Amour

A.V. Club Alison Willmore View article

This Is Not a Film The Loneliest Planet The Master Lincoln Rust and Bone Holy Motors Zero Dark Thirty Beasts of the Southern Wild The Cabin in the Woods Dark Horse

Boston Globe Ty Burr View article

Beasts of the Southern Wild Amour Zero Dark Thirty Moonrise Kingdom Holy Motors Lincoln Argo Django Unchained This Is Not a Film Oslo, August 31st

Boston Globe Wesley Morris View article

The Master How to Survive a Plague The Paperboy Amour Django Unchained Moonrise Kingdom Polisse Holy Motors Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 21 Jump Street

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman View article

Lincoln Argo The Master The House I Live In ParaNorman Searching for Sugar Man A Royal Affair The Cabin in the Woods Zero Dark Thirty Skyfall

Chicago Reader Drew Hunt View article

The Master Two Years at Sea Haywire Moonrise Kingdom The Comedy Goodbye, First Love Django Unchained The Day He Arrives The Deep Blue Sea A Burning Hot Summer

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones View article

A Separation Lincoln In the Family God Bless America Le Grand Amour The House I Live In Beyond the Hills Rust and Bone Compliance The Color Wheel

Chicago Reader Ben Sachs View article

Life Without Principle Possession A Simple Life The Master Sack Barrow We Have a Pope Holy Motors The Paperboy This Is Not a Film Cosmopolis

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert View article

Argo Life of Pi Lincoln End of Watch Arbitrage Flight The Sessions Beasts of the Southern Wild Oslo, August 31st A Simple Life

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips View article

Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Once Upon a Time in Anatolia The Master Amour Chico & Rita The Color Wheel Searching for Sugar Man Flight Moonrise Kingdom

Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer View article

The Master This Is Not a Film Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Sister Photographic Memory The Secret World Of Arrietty Holy Motors The Gatekeepers The Invisible War Bernie

Cleveland Plain Dealer Clint O'Connor View article

Moonrise Kingdom Argo Zero Dark Thirty Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained The Grey Hitchcock Detachment The Master Life of Pi

Contra Costa Times Randy Myers View article

Zero Dark Thirty Argo The Master Amour Beasts of the Southern Wild Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Looper The Grey In the Family

Denver Post Lisa Kennedy View article

Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Amour Life of Pi The Dark Knight Rises Django Unchained Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Les Miserables Silver Linings Playbook

Empire View article

The Avengers Argo The Dark Knight Rises Skyfall Beasts of the Southern Wild Sightseers Moonrise Kingdom The Raid: Redemption Headhunters Rust and Bone

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman View article

Lincoln Amour Silver Linings Playbook Room 237 Zero Dark Thirty The Perks of Being a Wallflower Killing Them Softly Argo Flight Bernie

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum View article

Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln The Master Amour Argo The Gatekeepers Beasts of the Southern Wild Skyfall The Loneliest Planet How to Survive a Plague

Film School Rejects Rob Hunter View article

Argo

The Avengers

The Cabin in the Woods

Detachment

The Grey

Moonrise Kingdom

Nameless

Gangster

Oslo, August 31st

Perfect Sense

Silver Linings Playbook

Sister

Take This Waltz

Film.com Stephanie Zacharek View article

Holy Motors Zero Dark Thirty Barbara

Remaining films in alphabetical order:

Django Unchained

Haywire

Hit and Run

Oslo, August 31st

Premium Rush

Rust and Bone

Skyfall

This Is Not a Film

The Globe and Mail Rick Groen View article

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Holy Motors

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Moonrise Kingdom

The Globe and Mail Liam Lacey View article

Alps

Amour

China Heavyweight

The Master

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Stories We Tell

Grantland Zach Baron View article

Zero Dark Thirty Silver Linings Playbook The Master Django Unchained Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Magic Mike Moonrise Kingdom Damsels in Distress Lincoln

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw View article

The Master Ted Amour Silver Linings Playbook Holy Motors This Is Not a Film Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo The Queen of Versailles

HitFix/Awards Campaign Gregory Ellwood View article

The Impossible Zero Dark Thirty Holy Motors Cloud Atlas Beasts of the Southern Wild Keep the Lights On Argo Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present Moonrise Kingdom Skyfall

HitFix/In Contention Guy Lodge View article

Tabu The Master In the House Berberian Sound Studio Magic Mike Sister Our Children Take This Waltz Lore Mirror Mirror

HitFix/In Contention Kristopher Tapley View article

The Grey Moonrise Kingdom Looper Django Unchained Amour Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty Argo The Queen of Versailles The Master

HitFix/Motion Captured Drew McWeeny View article

Holy Motors Django Unchained The Act of Killing Cloud Atlas Zero Dark Thirty The Perks of Being a Wallflower Silver Linings Playbook Looper Moonrise Kingdom This Is 40

The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy View article

Amour The Gatekeepers Beasts of the Southern Wild Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Zero Dark Thirty The Master Skyfall Footnote Django Unchained The Dark Knight Rises

Huffington Post Staff consensus View article

Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Django Unchained Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Skyfall Les Miserables Looper

Indiewire Peter Knegt View article

Zero Dark Thirty Amour Holy Motors Magic Mike Beasts of the Southern Wild The Master Your Sister's Sister How to Survive a Plague Moonrise Kingdom The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Indiewire Eric Kohn View article

Holy Motors Zero Dark Thirty The Master This Is Not a Film Amour Your Sister's Sister Tabu The Loneliest Planet Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

Indiewire/Thompson on Hollywood Anne Thompson View article

Life of Pi Beasts of the Southern Wild Zero Dark Thirty Silver Linings Playbook Lincoln End of Watch Argo The Sessions Moonrise Kingdom Anna Karenina

Intelligent Life Tom Shone View article

Amour Zero Dark Thirty Silver Linings Playbook Beasts of the Southern Wild Lincoln The Grey Life of Pi Flight Magic Mike Django Unchained

Keyframe (Fandor) Kevin B. Lee View article

This Is Not a Film Holy Motors Let the Bullets Fly Silver Linings Playbook Consuming Spirits Neighboring Sounds In the Family Once Upon a Time in Anatolia The Deep Blue Sea (tie) The Day He Arrives (tie) A Simple Life

Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey View article

Life of Pi (tie) Django Unchained (tie) Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty Argo (tie) Beasts of the Southern Wild (tie) Moonrise Kingdom Skyfall Silver Linings Playbook Detropia The Impossible Frankenweenie

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan View article

Amour

Remaining movies ordered alphabetically:

Argo

The Dark Knight Rises

Footnote

The Gatekeepers

The Law in These Parts

Lincoln

Middle of Nowhere

Robot & Frank

Rust and Bone

Safety Not Guaranteed

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

Metacritic Marc Doyle (Editor-in-Chief)

Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Jiro Dreams of Sushi Moonrise Kingdom Headhunters Bernie Your Sister's Sister Elena Argo The Kid with a Bike

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez View article

Beasts of the Southern Wild Moonrise Kingdom Amour Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Life of Pi Zero Dark Thirty The Kid with a Bike The Dark Knight Rises Brave

Movieline Brian Brooks View article

Amour Zero Dark Thirty Silver Linings Playbook Lincoln Beasts of the Southern Wild How to Survive a Plague Anna Karenina Holy Motors On the Road Argo

Movieline Amy Nicholson View article

Django Unchained Looper Anna Karenina 21 Jump Street Compliance Pitch Perfect Holy Motors The Grey Seven Psychopaths The Paperboy

Movies.com David Ehrlich View article

Holy Motors Like Someone in Love Amour Zero Dark Thirty Django Unchained The Master Something in the Air The Comedy Anna Karenina Girl Walk // All Day

MSN Movies Sean Axmaker View article

Zero Dark Thirty Holy Motors Moonrise Kingdom Once Upon a Time in Anatolia The Master Amour Deep Blue Sea Barbara Life of Pi This Is Not a Film

MSN Movies Richard Jameson View article

Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Django Unchained Once Upon a Time in Anatolia The Turin Horse Silver Linings Playbook Moonrise Kingdom The Sessions Cosmopolis The Deep Blue Sea

MSN Movies Don Kaye View article

Looper Zero Dark Thirty West of Memphis Beasts of the Southern Wild The Dark Knight Rises Compliance Kill List Ruby Sparks Amour The Avengers

MSN Movies Glenn Kenny View article

The Master The Turin Horse Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty The Kid with a Bike Cosmopolis Lincoln Looper Holy Motors This Is Not a Film

MSN Movies Danny Miller View article

Lincoln Argo Searching for Sugar Man Cloud Atlas Sound of My Voice Hello I Must Be Going The Perks of Being a Wallflower Return Moonrise Kingdom Les Miserables

MSN Movies Kat Murphy View article

Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln The Master Amour Holy Motors Django Unchained Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook The Deep Blue Sea Cosmopolis

MSN Movies Frank Paiva View article

Jiro Dreams of Sushi How to Survive a Plague Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Teddy Bear The Perks of Being a Wallflower Keep the Lights On The Queen of Versailles The Cabin in the Woods Kill List

MSN Movies Bryan Reesman View article

The Woman in Black Dredd The Avengers Skyfall The Grey The Raven Snow White and the Huntsman The Secret World Of Arrietty Zero Dark Thirty The Expendables 2

MSN Movies James Rocchi View article

Zero Dark Thirty Holy Motors Rust and Bone Django Unchained How to Survive a Plague Beasts of the Southern Wild Take This Waltz Compliance Kill List Safety Not Guaranteed

MTV MTV News staff View article

The Dark Knight Rises The Perks of Being a Wallflower Looper Zero Dark Thirty The Avengers Skyfall The Cabin in the Woods Silver Linings Playbook The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hunger Games

New Orleans Times-Picayune Mike Scott View article

Beasts of the Southern Wild Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Moonrise Kingdom The Sessions Django Unchained Argo Killer Joe Silver Linings Playbook Life of Pi

New York Daily News Joe Neumaier View article

Argo The Master Amour Django Unchained Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Radio Unnameable Skyfall Zero Dark Thirty Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman View article

Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Zero Dark Thirty Searching for Sugar Man Safety Not Guaranteed A Late Quartet Magic Mike Looper Silver Linings Playbook End of Watch

New York Post Lou Lumenick View article

Moonrise Kingdom Argo Zero Dark Thirty Beasts of the Southern Wild The Sessions The Dark Knight Rises Amour Looper Frankenweenie Bernie

New York Post Kyle Smith View article

Les Miserables Magic Mike The Impossible Argo Zero Dark Thirty Ted Flight 21 Jump Street Pitch Perfect The Dark Knight Rises

The New York Times Manohla Dargis View article

Amour

The Deep Blue Sea

The Gatekeepers

Holy Motors

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Searching for Sugar Man

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

The New York Times Stephen Holden View article

Lincoln Amour Zero Dark Thirty Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Elena How to Survive a Plague The Invisible War The Sessions

The New York Times A.O. Scott View article

Amour Lincoln Beasts of the Southern Wild Footnote The Master Zero Dark Thirty Django Unchained Goodbye, First Love Neighboring Sounds The Grey

The New Yorker Richard Brody View article

(tie) Holy Motors (tie) Moonrise Kingdom The Master (tie) Oki's Movie (tie) This Is Not a Film

Remaining movies ordered alphabetically:

The Color Wheel

Damsels in Distress

The Deep Blue Sea

Fake It So Real

Magic Mike

Red Hook Summer

Tabu

This Is 40

To Rome with Love

We Have a Pope

The New Yorker David Denby View article

(tie) Lincoln (tie) Zero Dark Thirty

Remaining movies ordered alphabetically:

Arbitrage

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

The Central Park Five

Detropia

The Gatekeepers

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

This Is 40

Newsday Rafer Guzmán View article

The Master The Queen of Versailles Flight Zero Dark Thirty Beasts of the Southern Wild Magic Mike The Cabin in the Woods Silver Linings Playbook Anna Karenina Argo

NOW Magazine (Toronto) Susan G. Cole View article

The Sessions Laurence Anyways Zero Dark Thirty Amour The World Before Her Take This Waltz Pariah Ruby Sparks Midnight's Children Monsieur Lazhar

NOW Magazine (Toronto) Radheyan Simonpillai View article

The Master Tabu Zero Dark Thirty Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Rust and Bone Monsieur Lazhar Holy Motors Compliance The Queen of Versailles Django Unchained

NOW Magazine (Toronto) Glenn Sumi View article

Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty A Separation Holy Motors Lincoln Stories We Tell Django Unchained Once Upon a Time in Anatolia The Deep Blue Sea Killer Joe

NOW Magazine (Toronto) Norman Wilner View article

Stories We Tell Amour Zero Dark Thirty In the Family Moonrise Kingdom The Imposter Holy Motors The Deep Blue Sea Chronicle ParaNorman

NPR Bob Mondello View article

Amour

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

The Gatekeepers

Lincoln

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

Rust and Bone

Searching for Sugar Man

Zero Dark Thirty

The Observer Philip French View article

Amour

Argo

Berberian Sound Studio

Holy Motors

Killing Them Softly

Life of Pi

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

This Is Not a Film

The Oregonian Marc Mohan View article

The Master Cloud Atlas The House I Live In Django Unchained Compliance The Grey Argo Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Chronicle

The Oregonian Mike Russell View article

Moonrise Kingdom The Master Kill List Cloud Atlas (tie) The Avengers (tie) The Cabin in the Woods Damsels in Distress Looper 21 Jump Street Skyfall The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Life of Pi Zero Dark Thirty Moonrise Kingdom Amour Beasts of the Southern Wild The Master Low and Clear The Kid with a Bike Lincoln Monsieur Lazhar

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea View article

Amour Beasts of the Southern Wild Flight Lincoln Moonrise Kingdom Rust and Bone Searching for Sugar Man The Sessions Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty

Philadelphia Weekly Sean Burns View article

Moonrise Kingdom Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty Killer Joe Oslo, August 31st Cosmopolis Holy Motors The Master Once Upon a Time in Anatolia This Is Not a Film

Philadelphia Weekly Matt Prigge View article

It's Such a Beautiful Day The Comedy Cosmopolis Moonrise Kingdom The Loneliest Planet The Deep Blue Sea The Grey Damsels in Distress This Is Not a Film Holy Motors

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Barbara Vancheri View article

Argo Silver Linings Playbook Lincoln The Dark Knight Rises The Impossible Skyfall Flight The Perks of Being a Wallflower Zero Dark Thirty The Sessions

The Playlist Christopher Bell View article

This Is Not a Film Elena Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Tabu Almayer's Folly (tie) The Comedy (tie) New Jerusalem Snow On Tha Bluff (tie) The Day He Arrives (tie) Oki's Movie The Turin Horse Amour

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth View article

Tabu Rust and Bone (tie) Stories We Tell (tie) Take This Waltz Anna Karenina Beasts of the Southern Wild The Master Zero Dark Thirty Laurence Anyways Killing Them Softly Silver Linings Playbook

The Playlist Jessica Kiang View article

Holy Motors The Hunt The Attack Moonrise Kingdom Death Row Once Upon a Time in Anatolia A Gun in Each Hand Captive (tie) The Avengers (tie) The Dark Knight Rises

The Playlist Oliver Lyttelton View article

Anna Karenina Tabu Wadjda Stories We Tell Looper Life of Pi Moonrise Kingdom No Argo The Hunt

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez View article

Rust and Bone (tie) Stories We Tell (tie) Take This Waltz Holy Motors The Comedy Zero Dark Thirty Tabu Beasts of the Southern Wild The Hunt Sleepwalk with Me Girl Walk // All Day

The Playlist Drew Taylor View article

Holy Motors Zero Dark Thirty Room 237 Django Unchained Magic Mike Killing Them Softly Anna Karenina Cloud Atlas Beasts of the Southern Wild Looper

The Playlist Gabe Toro View article

Holy Motors Moonrise Kingdom Wuthering Heights This Is Not a Film Alps The Master Killing Them Softly Amour Magic Mike Zero Dark Thirty

The Playlist Katie Walsh View article

Beasts of the Southern Wild How to Survive a Plague Anna Karenina Beware of Mr. Baker Rust and Bone Ruby Sparks Magic Mike Holy Motors Samsara Argo

Reelviews James Berardinelli View article

Looper Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln A Separation Amour Django Unchained Silver Linings Playbook Skyfall Argo (tie) The Dark Knight Rises (tie) Les Miserables

The Deep Blue Sea This Is Not a Film The Kid with a Bike Tabu Holy Motors The Master Almayer's Folly The Turin Horse Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Lincoln

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

The Master Zero Dark Thirty Beasts of the Southern Wild Lincoln Argo Silver Linings Playbook Les Miserables Life of Pi Moonrise Kingdom The Dark Knight Rises

Wuthering Heights Holy Motors Amour Zero Dark Thirty Rust and Bone Lincoln Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Whore's Glory Oslo, August 31st Take This Waltz

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle View article

Lincoln Django Unchained Zero Dark Thirty The Deep Blue Sea The Waiting Room Argo The Details 2 Days in New York Farewell My Queen 28 Hotel Rooms

The Salt Lake Tribune Sean P. Means View article

Beasts of the Southern Wild Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Sessions The Avengers Safety Not Guaranteed The Loneliest Planet The Master Amour

Slant Staff consensus View article

This Is Not a Film Holy Motors The Deep Blue Sea The Kid with a Bike The Master Tabu Oslo, August 31st Zero Dark Thirty The Turin Horse Moonrise Kingdom

Slashfilm Germain Lussier View article

Cloud Atlas Les Miserables The Sessions Ruby Sparks Amour Indie Game: The Movie The Master Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty 21 Jump Street

Slate Dana Stevens View article

Amour How to Survive a Plague Lincoln The Master Once Upon a Time in Anatolia The Queen of Versailles Silver Linings Playbook Take This Waltz The Turin Horse Zero Dark Thirty

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joe Wiliams View article

Argo

Django Unchained

The Impossible

Life of Pi

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

On the Road

Samsara

Searching for Sugar Man

Silver Linings Playbook

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Calvin Wilson View article

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Bernie

Cloud Atlas

Killing Them Softly

Moonrise Kingdom

Silver Linings Playbook

Skyfall

Take This Waltz

Zero Dark Thirty

The Star-Ledger [New Jersey] Stephen Whitty View article

Amour

Argo

Flight

Frankenweenie

Killing Them Softly

Life of Pi

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

Not Fade Away

Zero Dark Thirty

Time Richard Corliss View article

Amour Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Anna Karenina The Dark Knight Rises Zero Dark Thirty Dark Horse Dragon Frankenweenie The Invisible War

Time Mary Pols View article

Zero Dark Thirty Amour Lincoln Life of Pi The Master Argo The Perks of Being a Wallflower Sister Starlet Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Time Out Chicago A.A. Dowd View article

The Loneliest Planet Zero Dark Thirty Oslo, August 31st Amour The Master Bernie Holy Motors Moonrise Kingdom How to Survive a Plague The Grey

Time Out Chicago Ben Kenigsberg View article

The Master Zero Dark Thirty This Is Not a Film Moonrise Kingdom Miss Bala Lincoln In the Family Amour The Color Wheel Oslo, August 31st

Time Out New York David Fear View article

The Master Compliance Bestiaire Zero Dark Thirty Magic Mike Lincoln The Raid: Redemption Amour Keep the Lights On Wuthering Heights

Time Out New York Joshua Rothkopf View article

Bernie Zero Dark Thirty How to Survive a Plague Lincoln Keep the Lights On Elena Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present The Imposter Silver Linings Playbook Django Unchained

Time Out New York Keith Uhlich View article

Almayer's Folly Not Fade Away Domaine The Kid with a Bike Killer Joe This Is Not a Film Girl Walk//All Day Damsels in Distress Zero Dark Thirty Cosmopolis

Total Film View article

The Master The Imposter The Cabin in the Woods The Raid: Redemption Shame The Dark Knight Rises Argo The Avengers Looper Skyfall

TV Guide View article

Argo Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook The Dark Knight Rises Skyfall Zero Dark Thirty The Avengers The Master The Hunger Games Les Miserables

USA Today Claudia Puig View list

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Frankenweenie

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Moonrise Kingdom

Safety Not Guaranteed

Searching for Sugar Man

Village Voice Simon Abrams View list

The Master Killer Joe Holy Motors Dark Horse Cosmopolis Moonrise Kingdom Detention It's Such a Beautiful Day Samsara Keep the Lights On

Village Voice Melissa Anderson View list

Barbara Tabu Holy Motors Zero Dark Thirty The Master Magic Mike Neighboring Sounds Starlet Oslo, August 31st Lincoln

Village Voice Scott Foundas View list

Zero Dark Thirty The Master Amour Barbara Django Unchained The Turin Horse Once Upon a Time in Anatolia The Dark Knight Rises Holy Motors This Is 40

Village Voice Aaron Hillis View list

Holy Motors The Loneliest Planet Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty Cosmopolis The Turin Horse Wuthering Heights The Comedy Sister Magic Mike

Village Voice Karina Longworth View article

The Master Holy Motors Moonrise Kingdom Attenberg The Loneliest Planet Rust and Bone This Is Not a Film Anna Karenina Chronicle Django Unchained

Village Voice Michelle Orange View list

The Master Django Unchained Moonrise Kingdom 5 Broken Cameras Silver Linings Playbook Rust and Bone The Queen of Versailles Lincoln This Is Not a Film Promised Land

Village Voice Nick Pinkerton View list

Alps

Bernie

The Deep Blue Sea

The Grey

Haywire

Magic Mike

Moonrise Kingdom

Tabu

Wanderlust

Zero Dark Thirty

Village Voice Alan Scherstuhl View list

Moonrise Kingdom Holy Motors Django Unchained The Loneliest Planet Lincoln Middle of Nowhere This Is Not a Film Zero Dark Thirty The Master Tchoupitoulas

Village Voice Chuck Wilson View list

Lincoln Bernie The Master The Grey Moonrise Kingdom Beasts of the Southern Wild Wreck-It Ralph Middle of Nowhere Keep the Lights On The Kill List

Vulture David Edelstein View article

Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Amour The Gatekeepers The Deep Blue Sea Life of Pi (tie) How to Survive a Plague (tie) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Pitch Perfect Oslo, August 31st Friends With Kids

The Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern View article

Silver Linings Playbook

All other films alphabetically:

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

The Gatekeepers

Les Miserables

Lincoln

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

Skyfall

Zero Dark Thirty

Washington Post Ann Hornaday View article