Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011 [also a participant in Slant's round-up]

1. The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick
2. Certified Copy – Abbas Kiarostami
3. A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
4. Poetry – Lee Chang-dong
5. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives – Apichatpong Weerasethakul
6. Tuesday, After Christmas – Radu Muntean
7. Nostalgia for the Light – Patricio Guzmán
8. Foreign Parts – Verena Paravel & J.P. Sniadecki
9. Meek’s Cutoff – Kelly Reichardt
10. Bellflower – Evan Glodell

Honorable Mention

• The Adventures of Tintin – Steven Spielberg
• Carnage – Roman Polanski
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams – Werner Herzog
• A Dangerous Method – David Cronenberg
• Drive – Nicolas Winding Refn
• Incendies – Denis Villeneuve
• The Sleeping Beauty – Catherine Breillat
• Take Shelter – Jeff Nichols
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tomas Alfredson
• Warrior – Gavin O’Connor