| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Robert Abele | LA Times | 2012 |
| 7 | Melissa Anderson | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 5 | David Ansen | Newsweek | 2012 |
| 10 | Ali Arikan | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 10 | Jesse Cataldo | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Celluloid Liberation Front | 2012 | ||
| 9 | Diego Costa | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 4 | Aaron Cutler | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| Jeff Delauter | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 | |
| Michael Gibbons | Lincoln Film Center | 2012 | |
| 9 | Nicholas Goldberg | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Lee Goldsmith | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 3 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 7 | Alexander Horwath | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 |
| 6 | Nicholas Kemp | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| Robert Koehler | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 | |
| 8 | Eric Lavallee | IONCINEMA.com | 2012 |
| 6 | Kevin Lee | indieWire | 2012 |
| 8 | Diego Lerer | Micropsia | 2012 |
| 5 | Dennis Lim | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 2 | Calum Marsh | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Marian Masone | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 | |
| 8 | David Ninh | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 5 | James Quandt | Artforum Magazine | 2012 |
| 1 | Bryce Richardson | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 9 | Dan Sallitt | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 6 | Nick Schager | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 8 | Howard Schumann | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 9 | A.O. Scott | New York Times | 2012 |
| 3 | Chris Stults | Skandies | 2012 |
| 4 | R. Emmet Sweeney | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 7 | Michael Tully | Hammer to Nail | 2012 |
| 4 | Daniel Waters | Skandies | 2012 |
| 2 | Julian Carrington | Torontoist | 2013 |
| 3 | Susan G. Cole | NOW | 2013 |
| 9 | Peter Debruge | Variety | 2013 |
| 10 | Rebecca Jacobson | Williamette Week | 2013 |
| 3 | J.R. Jones | Chicago Reader | 2013 |
| 9 | Kiva Reardon | cleo Journal | 2013 |
| 6 | Glenn Sumi | NOW | 2013 |
| 7 | Ella Taylor | indieWIRE poll | 2013 |
| 4 | Pablo Villaca | RogerEbert.com | 2013 |