It’s that time of year again. Without further adieu, my top ten list for 2012:

1. Lincoln

2. Argo

3. Killing Them Softly

4. Moonrise Kingdom

5. Skyfall

6. Zero Dark Thirty

7. Les Misérables

8. Samsara

9. Looper

10. Ruby Sparks

Five Honorable Mentions:

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Safety Not Guaranteed 
• Flight
• The Master
• Beasts of the Southern Wild

Five Worst Movies:

• Men in Black 3
• Rock of Ages
• The Dictator
• 21 Jump Street
• To Rome With Love

Here are the 36 movies I’ve seen to date with 2012 release dates: