| 1 | Thomas Baurez | excessif.com | 2011 |
| 2 | Sandra Benedtti | lexpress | 2011 |
| 2 | Nico Baumbach | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 2 | Cinema Scope | | 2011 |
| 6 | Chris Chang | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Anton Dolin | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 4 | excessif.com staff | | 2011 |
| 3 | Marco Grosoli | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 1 | Haden Guest | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Ed Halter | Art Forum | 2011 |
| 2 | J Hoberman | Village Voice | 2011 |
| 2 | Roman Le Vern | ExcessIf.com | 2011 |
| 2 | Baptiste Liger | excessif.com | 2011 |
| 1 | Xavier Leherpeur | lexpress | 2011 |
| 4 | Derek Marchewka | Indiewire | 2011 |
| 1 | Jose-Lis Moctezuma | Hydra Magazine | 2011 |
| 2 | Guy Maddin | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Steve Pond | The Wrap | 2011 |
| 3 | Philippe Rouyer | Postif | 2011 |
| Jonathan Romney | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 7 | Sight & Sound | | 2011 |
| 7 | Studio Cine Live | French | 2011 |
| 2 | Oliver Skinner | IndieWire | 2011 |
| 8 | Adam Whyte | What Culture | 2011 |
| 2 | Jeffrey M Anderson | MCN | 2012 |
| Michael Anderson | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 2 | Raffi Asdourian | The Film Stage | 2012 |
| 2 | Michael Atkinson | IFC | 2012 |
| 2 | Mariam Bale | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 4 | Anna Bielak | Smells Like Screen Spirit | 2012 |
| 10 | Ela Bittencourt | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Christopher Bourne | Twitch | 2012 |
| 4 | Kurt Brokaw | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Joshua Brunsting | Criterion Cast | 2012 |
| 9 | Chris Cabin | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Daryl Chin | Documents on Art & Cinema | 2012 |
| 1 | Diego Costa | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Fernando F. Croce | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Jordan Cronk | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 8 | Aaron Cutler | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| Jeff Delauter | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 3 | Jeff Deutchman | IFC Films | 2012 |
| 1 | Ernesto Diezmartinez | Reforma | 2012 |
| 9 | Doug Dillaman | Skandies | 2012 |
| 8 | Jim Emerson | Village Voice Poll | 2012 |
| 6 | Film Comment | | 2012 |
| 6 | Scott Foundas | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 1 | Graham Fuller | Artinfo | 2012 |
| 3 | Patrick Gamble | Cine Vue | 2012 |
| 1 | Lance Goldenberg | WMNF | 2012 |
| 1 | Andrew Grant | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 1 | Tim Grierson | Screen International | 2012 |
| 2 | Skander H | Skandies | 2012 |
| 3 | Glen Heath | Jr., Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 3 | Eric Henderson and Jonathon Sharp | CBS Local Minnesota | 2012 |
| 2 | Eugene Hernandez | Film Society of Lincoln Center | 2012 |
| 6 | Aaron Hillis | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Robert Horton | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 9 | IndieWIRE poll | | 2012 |
| 5 | Richard Jameson | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 2 | James Kaelan | Moviemaker | 2012 |
| 2 | Glenn Kenny | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 7 | Peter Keough | The Phoenix | 2012 |
| Robert Koehler | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 6 | L Magazine | | 2012 |
| 2 | Peter Labuza | The Cinephillacs | 2012 |
| 7 | Calum Marsh | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Jeff McCloud | Skandies | 2012 |
| 5 | Patrick McGavin | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Benjamin Mercer | L Magazine | 2012 |
| 3 | Victor Morton | Skandies | 2012 |
| 1 | V.A. Musetto | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Rob Nelson | Variety | 2012 |
| 8 | Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 1 | Charles Odell | Skandies | 2012 |
| 5 | David Phelps | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Mark Pittillo | Skandies | 2012 |
| 7 | Joseph Pomp | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 10 | Ray Pride | Movie City News | 2012 |
| 2 | James Quandt | Artforum Magazine | 2012 |
| 8 | Reverse Shot | | 2012 |
| Irene Meltzer Richard | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 4 | Bryce Richardson | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 5 | Vadim Rizov | Indie Eye | 2012 |
| 10 | Ruben Rosario | MiamiArtzine | 2012 |
| 1 | Jonathan Rosenbaum | indieWire poll | 2012 |
| 1 | Andrew Schenker | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 10 | John Semley | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Christopher Sikich | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 8 | Peter Simek | D Magazine | 2012 |
| 9 | Slant Magazine | | 2012 |
| 4 | David Sterritt | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2012 |
| 3 | R. Emmet Sweeney | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 1 | Tiny Mix Tape | | 2012 |
| 9 | Anne-Katrin Titze | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 2 | Scott Tobias | AV Club | 2012 |
| 8 | Elbert Ventura | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 8 | Village Voice Poll | | 2012 |
| Froilan Vispo | Skandies | 2012 |
| John Von Thaden | Magnolia Pictures | 2012 |
| 5 | Joseph Walsh | CineVue | 2012 |
| 3 | Daniel Waters | Skandies | 2012 |
| 8 | Budd Wilkins | Slant Magazine | 2012 |