Countdown to a strong year.

10

Midnight in Paris

 

written and directed by Woody Allen.

9

Drive

 

written by Hossein Amini; directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.

8

Meek’s Cutoff

 

 

written by Jonathan Raymond; directed by Kelly Reichardt.

7

The Skin I Live In

 

written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

6

The Artist

 

written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius.

5

Margaret

written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan.

4

Martha Marcy May Marlene

 

written and directed by Sean Durkin.

3

Hugo

 

written by John Logan; directed by Martin Scorsese.

2

A Separation

 

written and directed by Asghar Farhadi.

1

The Tree of Life

 

written and directed by Terrence Malick.

 

Honourable Mentions

Arguing in the favor of motion-capping Hollywood: The Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tintin.