Peter Hartlaub’s Top 20 films

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

1. The Tree of Life
2. Hugo
3. Take Shelter
4. Win Win
5. Warrior
6. Senna
7. The Descendants
8. Hanna
9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
10. Crazy, Stupid, Love

Hartlaub says:

“The most enduring performance of the year was Andy Serkis in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”: I’m going to take a (possibly deserved) beating for this, but I think Serkis’ work in “Apes” (he was also Gollum in “Lord of the Rings” and King Kong in Peter Jackson’s “King Kong”) will be looked at in 50 years not unlike we look at Charlie Chaplin now. His motion capture work is pioneering, and “Apes” was his best performance to date.”

(11-20 after the cut)

11. Project Nim
12. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
13. Super 8
14. Stake Land
15. The Artist
16. Bridesmaids
17. We Were Here
18. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
19. The Adventures of Tintin
20. Drive