The 10 Best Films of 2012.

I unfortunately have yet to see The Master, so it will not appear on this list.

1. ZERO DARK THIRTY
Zero Dark Thirty was not only impeccably made and entertaining, but the also boasted the year's best script and performance.

The Master, Argo, Flight, Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Looper all nominated at the WGA's!!

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Flight, Written by John Gatins; Paramount Pictures

Looper, Written by Rian Johnson; TriStar Pictures

The Master, Written by Paul Thomas Anderson; The Weinstein Company

Moonrise Kingdom, Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola; Focus Features

Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio; Based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired Magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures

Life of Pi, Screenplay by David Magee; Based on the novel by Yann Martel; 20th Century Fox

Lincoln, Screenplay by Tony Kushner; Based in part on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; DreamWorks Pictures

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky; Based on his book; Summit Entertainment

Silver Linings Playbook, Screenplay by David O. Russell; Based on the novel by Matthew Quick; The Weinstein Company

James Berardinelli's (ReelViews) Top 10.

Honorable mentions:
The Avengers
End of Watch
Ruby Sparks
Moonrise Kingdom

10 (tie): The Dark Knight Rises
             Les Miserables
9: Argo
8: Skyfall
7: Silver Linings Playbook
6: Django Unchained
5: Amour
4: A Separation (A 2011 holdover)
3: Lincoln
2: Zero Dark Thirty
1: Looper

You can read his thoughts on each film here.

Looper (2012): A drama with sci-fi aspects, and one of the best films of the year.

Rian Johnson's Looper is vivaciously original, undeniably futuristic,  and surprisingly human. Joesph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, and young child actor Pierce Gagnon fire on all cylinders, and make what could've been this year's Source Code into an undeniably important template for sci-fi films in the years to come.

The story starts off with Gordon-Levitt narrating what 2044 will present to us. It will have Loopers, time travelers from 2074 as hired assassins to kill mafia targets of the 30 years ahead. To retire a looper, the future self is sent to 2044 and killed by their past self. This happens to Gordon-Levitt's Joe, and his older self (Bruce Willis) flees.

Old Joe explains of a mob boss called the Rainmaker, who's evil in 2074 has inspired Old Joe to warn young Joe when his loop is closing. Old Joe has a list of three young children who could potentially be the Rainmaker. It just so happens that reluctant young Joe meets the Rainmaker, and Old Joe is out potentially killing two innocent children.

Toronto Film Festival Lineup announced!

I'm late to the party with this announcement, but old news is still big news.

The Toronto Film Festival has announced it's lineup, and it ain't shoddy. Opening the festivities is Looper. More fun is shipped in by Argo, To the Wonder, and The Master.

Full lineup here.