| 4 | Nico Baumbach | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 1 | Cinema Scope | | 2011 |
| 3 | Haden Guest | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 7 | J Hoberman | Village Voice | 2011 |
| 9 | Alexander Horwatch | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 6 | Kristin Jones | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 9 | Elisabeth Lequeret | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 6 | Sheila O'Maley | Capital New York | 2011 |
| 10 | Jason Overbeck | Skandies | 2011 |
| Tony Rayns | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Peter Reiher | Skandies | 2011 |
| 11 | Sight & Sound | | 2011 |
| 3 | Kaleem Aftab | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Jeffrey M Anderson | MCN | 2012 |
| Michael Anderson | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 4 | Michael Atkinson | IFC | 2012 |
| 9 | Sean Axmaker | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 4 | Adam Batty | Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second | 2012 |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | The Playlist | 2012 |
| 8 | Joe Bendel | Libertas Film Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Liva Bloom | IndieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Chuck Bowen | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | 2012 |
| 4 | Richard Brody | The New Yorker | 2012 |
| 1 | Joshua Brunsting | Criterion Cast | 2012 |
| 10 | Sean Burns | Philadephia Weekly | 2012 |
| 9 | Ty Burr | Boston Globe | 2012 |
| 5 | Chris Cabin | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 1 | Chris Campbell | Movies.com | 2012 |
| 1 | Jesse Cataldo | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 4 | Godfrey Cheshire | Metro Magazine | 2012 |
| 1 | Jaime N. Christley | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 1 | Adam Cook | MUBI | 2012 |
| 7 | Fernando F. Croce | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 5 | Jordan Cronk | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Aaron Cutler | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 6 | David D'Arcy | IndieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Jeff Delauter | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| Wheeler Dixon | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 1 | David Ehrlich | Movies.com | 2012 |
| 9 | Jim Emerson | Village Voice Poll | 2012 |
| 8 | Steve Erickson | Gay City News | 2012 |
| Wes Felton | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 4 | Film Comment | | 2012 |
| 5 | Bryant Frazer | Skandies | 2012 |
| Phillip French | The Observer | 2012 |
| 7 | Cynthia Fuchs | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 3 | Kenji Fujishima | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Lee Goldsmith | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 1 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Bill Goodykoontz | Ganett Film Critic | 2012 |
| 6 | The Guardian | | 2012 |
| 19 | Peter Gutierrez | The Montclair Times | 2012 |
| 3 | Tomas Hachard | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 1 | Amy R. Handler | Film Threat | 2012 |
| 1 | Glen Heath | Jr., Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 5 | Eric Henderson and Jonathon Sharp | CBS Local Minnesota | 2012 |
| 3 | Kalvin Henely | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Ann Hornaday | Washington Post | 2012 |
| 2 | Robert Horton | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 4 | Ron Humanick | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Hydra Mag | | 2012 |
| 2 | Eric Hynes | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| IBN Live | | 2012 |
| 5 | IndieWIRE poll | | 2012 |
| 3 | Jake Jacobson | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 9 | Mark Jenkins | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 2 | Danny Kasman | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Anita Katz | SF Examiner | 2012 |
| 3 | Ben Kenigsberg | Time Out Chicago | 2012 |
| 2 | Jonathan Kiefer | Village Voice | 2012 |
| Robert Koehler | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 4 | Eric Kohn | IndieWIRE | 2012 |
| 2 | Michael Koresky | Reverse Shot | 2012 |
| 4 | Gary Kramer | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 5 | L Magazine | | 2012 |
| 1 | Kevin Lee | indieWire | 2012 |
| 10 | Christy Lemire | Associated Press | 2012 |
| 2 | John Lichman | Various | 2012 |
| 3 | Dennis Lim | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Karina Longworth | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 2 | Phillip Lopate | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 1 | Scott Marks | San Diego Reader | 2012 |
| 9 | Calum Marsh | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Marian Masone | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 4 | Govindini Murty | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 1 | Adam Nayman | Eye Weekly | 2012 |
| Rob Nelson | Variety | 2012 |
| 7 | Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Mark Olsen | Los Angeles Times | 2012 |
| 9 | Michelle Orange | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 6 | R. Kurt Osenlund | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 8 | Joseph Pomp | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 9 | Matt Prigge | Philadelphia Weekly | 2012 |
| 1 | James Quandt | Artforum Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | 2012 |
| 4 | Josh Ralske | Movie Maker | 2012 |
| 7 | Jordan Raup | The Film Stage | 2012 |
| 2 | Reverse Shot | | 2012 |
| 7 | Bryce Richardson | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 1 | Mike Rubin | Village Voice Poll | 2012 |
| 9 | Bob Sachs | Chicago Reader | 2012 |
| 8 | Nick Schager | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 3 | Andrew Schenker | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 7 | Alan Scherstuhl | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 4 | John Semley | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Michael Sicinski | The Academic Hack | 2012 |
| 11 | Sight and Sound | | 2012 |
| 5 | Matt Singer | IndieWIRE | 2012 |
| 1 | Slant Magazine | | 2012 |
| 1 | Henry Stewart | L Magazine | 2012 |
| 3 | Bob Strauss | Daily Breeze | 2012 |
| 9 | Bert B. Sulat Jr | Rappler.com | 2012 |
| 1 | R. Emmet Sweeney | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 7 | Tiny Mix Tape | | 2012 |
| 4 | Gabe Toro | The Playlist | 2012 |
| 1 | Michael Tully | Hammer to Nail | 2012 |
| 6 | Keith Uhlich | Time Out New York | 2012 |
| 5 | Village Voice Poll | | 2012 |
| 1 | Daniel Walber | Film School Rejects | 2012 |
| 3 | Budd Wilkins | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 1 | Alison Willmore | AV Club | 2012 |
| 2 | Chris Wisniewski | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 11 | Stephanie Zacharek | Film.com | 2012 |