With all the Oscar contenders finally in our theatres and having already seen the good, the bad and the ugly among them, the time has come for our annual recap of the last twelve months in film. From Today and until the Oscars ceremony officially puts an end to the awards season we will be taking a look at this fantastic year for movies, beginning by venturing into the dark side for a quick glance at the biggest disappointments of 2012; followed by the nicest surprises and finishing with our Top 50 favourite films.
2012 was a year of two very different halves. The first one was marked by the Olympic Games stealing everything else’s thunder and prompting a rather lacklustre selection of titles available; with distributors afraid of competing with the event of the year. Then, the second half brought an embarrassment of riches, when all the titles left on hold were finally released, rapidly followed by those in contention for award recognition, which this season were of a superior quality.