On the final day of the year when I know I cannot possibly squeeze in seeing another film, I’ve compiled the complete list of movies I have seen at the cinema in 2012.

Listed below, they are in order, my best film being “Amour”.  It dealt with a very heavy topic and was, in parts, a difficult slow watch but the power of this film directed by Michael Haneke was immense, no wonder it won the Palme d’Or.

There are plenty I never got to see, wonder what gems I missed?

MY FAVOURITE FILMS OF 2012 LISTED IN ORDER with marks out of 10 given first.

9      Amour

8      The Artist

8      A Separation

8      Martha Marcy May Marlene

7½   Untouchable

7½   Your Sister’s Sister

7½   Shame

7½   Monsieur Lazhar

7½   The Kid with the Bike

7½   Breathing

7½   Searching For Sugar Man

7¼   Rust and Bone

7¼   Sightseers

7      Ginger and Rosa

7      Argo

7      The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

7      Shadow Dancer

7      Take This Waltz

7      The Hunter

7      Jar City

7      Carnage

6½   Beasts of the Southern Wild

6½   The Master

6½   The Descendents

6½   Patience (After Sebold)

6      The Imposter

6      Lawless

6      Rampart

6      The Angels’ Share

5¾   Moonrise Kingdom

5½   Muppets

5½   The Dark Knight Rises (Batman 3)

5      The Hunger Games

5      Killing Them Softly

Film Title:  “Breathing”

subtitled and released in UK May 2012

origin: Austria

dir: Karl Markovics

starring: Thomas Schubert

PLOT: An institutionalised teenager comes of age working in a mortuary.

STYLE: Austrian realism.

MY THOUGHTS: Director’s debut film.  It’s involving, moving, has natural acting, slow paced, non-preachy and interesting.

MY MARKS: 7.5 out of 10

Other reviews:

Sight and Sound,  The Guardian,  Mark Kermode,  Little White Lies