This years list, much like last years, is not made for movie goers who only watch summer blockbusters and Judd Apatow comedies. While it does have some of those films, it also has an equal amount that may never be coming to a theater near you. With veteran directors such as Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malick, and Quentin Tarantino releasing films, as well as some bright up and comers like Andrew Dominik, Derek Cianfrance, Martin McDonagh, and Jeff Nichols it looks like 2012 will be an amazing year for film.

Before we start:

Ryan Gosling is posed for another monster year with three films on the list.

Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity was third on the list but was delayed to 2013.

World War Z, The Hobbit, The Bourne Legacy, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 were all left of this list on purpose, I did not forget them.

I have been as thorough as possible while compiling this list, but some films might have slipped through the cracks. Feel free to comment below to share your opinion or news about other movies. Read More…

June is here, which means so is my birthday, and as a birthday gift to myself I’m going to make another list.  Hooray for lists!  June also means that we are half-way through another year and that it’s time to reflect on the massive amount of new releases that I’ve already seen.  With still a dozen or so highly anticipated releases to come, I’m pretty sure that my year-end list will look vastly different from this one.

Check out my top 10 movies from the first half of the year after the jump Read More…