My Favorite Films of 2012

"There are fierce powers at work in the world, boys. Good, evil, poor luck, best luck. As men, we've got to take advantage where we can."

Directed by Jeff Nichols
Written by Jeff Nichols
Music by David Wingo
Cinematography by Adam Stone
Editing by Julie Monroe

"If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you'd be the first person in the history of the world."

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Music by Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography by Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Editing by Leslie Jones and Peter McNulty

"Kill white folks and they pay you for it? What's not to like?"

Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Music by
Cinematography by Robert Richardson
Editing by Fred Raskin

"We're in love. We just want to be together. What's wrong with that?"

Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography by Robert D. Yeoman
Editing by Andrew Weisblum

"He's my son and I should be around him. I wasn't around my Dad and look at the fuckin' way I turned out."

Directed by Derek Cianfrance
Written by Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marder
Music by Mike Patton
Cinematography by Sean Bobbitt
Editing by Jim Helton and Ron Patane

"I'm living in America, and in America, you're on your own. America's not a country. It's just a business. Now fucking pay me."

Directed by Andrew Dominik
Written by Andrew Dominik
Music by
Cinematography by Greig Fraser
Editing by John Paul Horstmann and Brian A. Kates

"The world is full of evil, but if we hold on to each other, it goes away."

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Written by Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm
Music by Nikolaj Egelund
Cinematography by Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Editing by Janus Billeskov Jansen and Anne Østerud

"Have some pride, in yourself. Have some faith in Jesus Christ as your lord and dont tell this scumsucking motherfuckers nothing."

Directed by Martin McDonagh
Written by Martin McDonagh
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography by Ben Davis
Editing by Lisa Gunning

"What is this if not betrayal? She sent you off to me, knowing you're not ready, knowing you're likely die. Mommy was very bad."

Directed by Sam Mendes
Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography by Roger Deakins
Editing by Stuart Baird

"I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye."

Directed by Ang Lee
Written by Yann Martel
Music by Mychael Danna
Cinematography by Claudio Miranda
Editing by Tim Squyres

"Negotiation's over. Sentence is death."

Directed by Pete Travis
Written by Alex Garland
Music by Paul Leonard-Morgan
Cinematography by Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing by Mark Eckersley

"Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others. Past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future."

Directed by Tom Tykwer, Lilly and Lana Wachowski
Written by Tom Tykwer, Lilly and Lana Wachowski
Music by Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer
Cinematography by Frank Griebe and John Toll
Editing by Alexander Berner and Claus Wehlisch

"There is no end. Always another, John."

Directed by John Hyams
Written by John Hyams, Doug Magnuson, Jon Greenhalgh and Moshe Diamant
Music by Wil Hendricks, Michael Krassner and Robin Vining
Cinematography by Yaron Levy
Editing by Andrew Drazek and John Hyams

"It is not the violence that sets men apart, alright, it is the distance that he is prepared to go."

Directed by John Hillcoat
Written by Nick Cave
Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Cinematography by Benoît Delhomme
Editing by Dylan Tichenor

"I have you. I don't need anyone else."
"That's a lot of pressure."

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Written by Zoe Kazan
Music by Nick Urata
Cinematography by Matthew Libatique
Editing by Pamela Martin

"I don't want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we're going to be here all day talking about it, making diagrams with straws."

Directed by Rian Johnson
Written by Rian Johnson
Music by Nathan Johnson
Cinematography by Steve Yedlin
Editing by Bob Ducsay

"People are saying Jarle Orheim has flipped completely out lately. I say he finally gets it."

Directed by Arild Andresen
Written by Arild Andresen and Lars Gudmestad
Music by Aslak Hartberg
Cinematography by Philip Øgaard
Editing by Vidar Flataukan

"There's nothing wrong with being scared, Norman, so long as you don't let it change who you are."

Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell
Written by Chris Butler
Music by Jon Brion
Cinematography by Tristan Oliver
Editing by Christopher Murrie-Green

"You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love."

Directed by Stephen Chbosky
Written by Stephen Chbosky
Music by Michael Brook
Cinematography by Andrew Dunn
Editing by Mary Jo Markey

"You have the right to... suck my dick, motherfucker!"

Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Written by Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall
Music by Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography by Barry Peterson
Editing by Joel Negron

"If I'm doing a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit."

Directed by Ben Affleck
Written by Chris Terrio
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Editing by William Goldenberg

"Maybe we've just been accepted. By nature. That we've become like a seagull or a fish."

Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
Written by Petter Skavlan
Music by Johan Söderqvist
Cinematography by Geir Hartly Andreassen
Editing by Perry Eriksen and Martin Stoltz

"Fact is, the law says you cannot touch! But I think I see a lotta lawbreakers up in this house tonight..."

Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Written by Reid Carolin
Music by
Cinematography by Steven Soderbergh
Editing by Steven Soderbergh

"When I look out at youse all gathered here, it confirms something I've always felt. When it comes to punk: New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the Reason!"

Directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn
Written by Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson
Music by David Holmes
Cinematography by Ivan McCullough
Editing by Nick Emerson

"Sometimes it's good to do what you're supposed to do when you're supposed to do it."

Directed by Noah Baumbach
Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig
Music by Sam Levy
Cinematography by Jennifer Lame
Editing by Douglas Aibel