| 8 | Ryland Aldrich | Twitch | 2012 |
| 9 | Raffi Asdourian | The Film Stage | 2012 |
| 4 | Baltimore City Paper | | 2012 |
| 7 | Adam Batty | Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second | 2012 |
| 7 | Brad Brevet | Rope of Sillicon | 2012 |
| 9 | Joshua Brunsting | Criterion Cast | 2012 |
| 5 | Chris Bumbray | Joblo.com | 2012 |
| 8 | Tom Charity | CNN | 2012 |
| 2 | Michael Da Silva | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 |
| Wheeler Dixon | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 7 | Cory Everett | The Playlist | 2012 |
| Marshall Fine | Hollywood & Fine | 2012 |
| 9 | Jordan Flaherty | Truthout | 2012 |
| Phillip French | The Observer | 2012 |
| 7 | Owen Gleiberman | Entertainment Weekly | 2012 |
| 2 | Andrew Grant | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 7 | Daniel Green | indieWire | 2012 |
| 5 | Steve Greene | Criticwire | 2012 |
| 9 | Jesse Hassenger | MCN | 2012 |
| 10 | Kevin Jagernauth | The Playlist | 2012 |
| 9 | Simon Killen | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 |
| 10 | Hemanth Kissoon | Filmaluation | 2012 |
| 10 | Travis Leamons | inside Pulse | 2012 |
| 6 | Scott MacDonald | Toronto Standard | 2012 |
| 9 | Vince Mancini | Film Drunk | 2012 |
| 7 | Scott Marks | San Diego Reader | 2012 |
| 11 | Kiko Martinez | San Antonio Current | 2012 |
| 10 | Drew McWeeny | HitFix | 2012 |
| 7 | Carla Meyer | The Sacramento Bee | 2012 |
| 3 | Kimberly Myers | the Playlist | 2012 |
| 8 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2012 |
| 8 | Philadelphia City Paper | | 2012 |
| 9 | Andrew Quinn | Derry Journal | 2012 |
| 6 | Zach Ralston | Skandies | 2012 |
| 10 | Jordan Raup | The Film Stage | 2012 |
| 7 | Simon Reynolds | digital spy | 2012 |
| 8 | Frank Ruggiero | Mountain Times | 2012 |
| 8 | Mark Salisbury | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 10 | Daniel Sarath | Screen Invasions | 2012 |
| 10 | Jesse Skinner | Toro Magazine | 2012 |
| 8 | Peter Suderman | Washington Times | 2012 |
| 6 | Drew Taylor | indieWire Poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Gabe Toro | The Playlist | 2012 |
| Peter Vonder Haar | Houston Press | 2012 |
| Stephen Whitty | The New Jersey Star Ledger | 2012 |
| 6 | Matthew Wilder | indieWIre poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Budd Wilkins | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Calvin Wilson | St Louis Today | 2012 |
| Anders Wright | San Diego City Beat Perks | 2012 |