My 2012 In Culture, Part I: Film

Welcome to my annual week of year-end lists. As usual, my film list is not at all up-to-date on current releases, and instead lists the best films I saw for the first time during 2012, regardless of when they were released. It's been a busy year for many reasons, the best of which is that in June, my wife and I had a baby girl, our first. As a result, this blog hasn't been a big focus for me,