So I guess that making up our own halfway point of the year
top tens and bottom tens has become a thing now. I have no idea why it’s a
thing since there are a five full months and some change left in 2012 and none
of this will ever stay the same with awards and festival season coming up, so I
guess this is a pointless exercise.
Yet, just the same a distressing number of people who read
my stuff have been asking me for my top tens and bottom tens from the first six
months of the year. The order of these on the actual list will probably even
change over the course of the year with some lower films on this list bumped up
with consideration and rewatches over time.
NOTE: These lists do
not include festival fare, short films, direct to DVD
releases, or films that were originally released in 2011, or anything that was
up for awards in 2011. These are just theatrically released films for 2012.
Best for First Half of 2012 (Or, as I like to call it,
Honestly Not a Lot of Excellent Stuff Has Come Out)
10. Magic Mike
9. 21 Jump Street
8. Wanderlust
7. Cosmopolis
6. Goon
5. Chronicle
4. The Raid: Redemption
3. Bernie
2. Alps
1. Moonrise Kingdom
Worst of 2012 (Or, as I like to call it, I Could Really Only
Get an Actual Hate On for the First Nine)
10. Men in Black III
9. One for the Money
8. Act of Valor
7. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6. Underworld Awakening
5. That’s My Boy
4. People Like Us
3. This Means War
2. The Devil Inside
1. Savages
