3. Life of Pi
A magical, spiritual journey like no other, Ang Lee accomplishes what many thought was impossible in adapting Yann Martel's best-selling novel. Combining amazing visual beauty and emotional resonance, Life of Pi is the perfect film for the holiday season.
2. Killing them Softly
Does for crime movies what The Sopranos did for TV crime dramas. Killing them Softly is a stylish, deeply cynical, and violent look at what happens when the economic crisis hits the criminal element.
1. Rust and Bone
A deeply affecting, emotional powerhouse and a cinematic tour de force, Rust and Bone features superb direction by the great Jacques Audiard and two Oscar-worthy performances by Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts. An uncompromising, unconventional love story, this is quite simply the finest film of the year.
DVD Pick of the Week: The Dark Knight Rises
Unfairly high expectations have led to many writing off Christopher Nolan's final Batman film as a disappointment, ignoring what it is that's been accomplished. The Dark Knight Rises puts to rest in spectacular fashion one of the most successful trilogies ever, defining Batman to such a degree that he'll never be looked at the same way again.
