5. This is Not a Film
Jafar Panahi
The Iranian director, under house arrest for making a movie the authorities didn’t like, responded by making this fake documentary about not making a movie in his apartment. It’s a sharp, bitter and brilliant critique of state suppression. Henry Stewart
Not bad picks for the best of the year. For as many films that excited me this year, though, there were even more that didn’t live up to my expectations. This article does a solid job of lying out a few that couldn’t beat their hype.
Interesting read: http://ahorizontalmyth.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/year-in-letdowns-2012s-disappointing-films/