The time has come to reflect on the past ten years of filmmaking. There are many notable films that changed the course of film criticism, box office and the entire moviegoing experience.
Here are my top picks from 2012….
- Zero Dark Thirty
dir. Kathryn Bigelow
starring: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler and Jeremy Strong
- Looper
dir. Rian Johnson
starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt
- Django Unchained
dir. Quentin Tarantino
starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson
Best Animated Feature:
Brave
dir. Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters
Best Comedy:
21 Jump Street
dir. Phil Lord & Chris Miller
starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Brie Larson and Rob Riggle
Best Franchise Film:
The Hunger Games
dir. Gary Ross
starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson
*** Honourable Mentions ***
– The Avengers
– Dark Knight Rises
– Skyfall
Best Horror Film:
Prometheus
dir. Ridley Scott
starring: Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce and Idris Elba
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