Looking over this list, I realize that this year was another record-setter, both in terms of first-time views, theatrical screenings (32 2012 releases ... or at least films in US theaters this year (not counting the first three on the list or re-release screenings)), and rewatches (having seen the film in prior years). I won't be reviewing these films on the blog, but I've been keeping track on my Tumblr. I was seeing if I could watch 365 films in the year, as there was a challenge going around Tumblr. I didn't make it to 365, but making it about a third of the way is still a pretty big accomplishment in my book. You can find a nicely organized list with reviews (in pieces)
here.
1) Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (dir. Tomas Alfresdon, 2011)
2) The Artist (dir. Michel Hazanavicius, 2011)
3) The Descendants (dir. Alexander Payne, 2011)
4) Dogma (dir. Kevin Smith, 1999)
5) The Maltese Falcon (dir. John Huston, 1941)
6) Beauty and the Beast (dir. Gary Trousdale and Kurt Wise, 1991) - theatrical rewatch
7) Chaplin (dir. Richard Attenborough, 1992)
8) Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott, 1982/1991 Director's Cut)
9) Star Trek (dir. JJ Abrams, 2009)
10) Michael Clayton (dir. Tony Gilroy, 2007)
11) Double Indemnity (dir. Billy Wilder, 1944)
12) While You Were Sleeping (dir. Jon Turtletaub, 1995)
13) Thor (dir. Kenneth Branagh, 2011) - rewatch
14) Serenity (dir. Joss Whedon, 2005) - rewatch
15) Laura (dir. Otto Preminger, 1944)
16) Scarlet Street (dir. Fritz Lang, 1945)
17) Atlantis (dir. Gary Trousdale and Kurt Wise, 2001) - rewatch
18) The Killers (dir. Robert Siodmak, 1946)
19) John Carter (dir. Andrew Stanton, 2012)
20) The Hurt Locker (dir. Kathryn Bigelow, 2009) - rewatch
21) Game Change (dir. Jay Roach, 2012)
22) The Seventh Seal (dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
23) The World According to Garp (dir. George Roy Hill, 1982)
24) Out of the Past (dir. George Tourneur, 1947)
25) The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross, 2012)
26) The Lady From Shanghai (dir. Orson Welles, 1947)
27) Meet Joe Black (dir. Martin Brest, 1998)
28) American Psycho (dir. Mary Harron, 1999) - rewatch
29) He Walked By Night (dir. Anthony Mann, 1948)
30) The Cabin In The Woods (dir. Drew Goddard, 2010/2011/2012)
31) Gun Crazy (dir. Joseph H. Lewis, 1949)
32) DOA (dir. Rudolph Maté, 1950)
33) Thank You For Smoking (dir. Jason Reitman, 2005/2006) - rewatch
34) Kiss Me Deadly (dir. Robert Aldrich, 1956)
35) The Avengers (dir. Joss Whedon, 2012)
36) The Killing (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1956)
37) Dark Shadows (dir. Tim Burton, 2012)
38) Strangers on a Train (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1950)
39) Primer (dir. Shane Carruth, 2004)
40) Safe House (dir. Daniel Espinosa, 2012)
41) Rushmore (dir. Wes Anderson, 1999)
42) Prometheus (dir. Ridley Scott, 2012)
43) Doctor No (dir. Terence Young, 1962) - rewatch
44) Martha Marcy May Marlene (dir. Sean Durkin, 2011)
45) The Ides of March (dir. George Clooney, 2011)
46) Being Elmo (dir. Constance Marks, 2011)
47) From Russia With Love (dir. Terence Young, 1963) - rewatch
48) Moonrise Kingdom (dir. Wes Anderson, 2012)
49) Brave (dir. Mark Andrews, 2012)
50) Goldfinger (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1964) - rewatch
51) Inglorious Basterds (dir. Quentin Tarantino, 2010)
52) The Adventures of Tintin (dir. Steven Spielberg, 2011) - rewatch
53) The Cove (dir. Louis Psihoyos, 2009)
54) Thunderball (dir. Terence Young, 1965) - rewatch
55) Ultimate Avengers (dir. Curt Geda, Steven E. Gordon, and Bob Richardson, 2006)
56) The Amazing Spider-Man (dir. Marc Webb, 2012)
57) Monsters (dir. Gareth Edwards, 2010)
58) You Only Live Twice (dir. Lewis Gilbert, 1967) - rewatch
59) Iron Man (dir. Jon Favreau, 2008) - rewatch
60) The Perfect Host (dir. Nick Tomnay, 2010)
61) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (dir. Peter Hunt, 1969) - rewatch
62) The Dark Knight Rises (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2012)
63) Diamonds Are Forever (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1971) - rewatch
64) Beasts of the Southern Wild (dir. Benh Zeitlin, 2012)
65) Live and Let Die (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1973) - rewatch
66) The Intouchables (dir. Oliver Nakache and Eric Toledano, 2011)
67) The Man With The Golden Gun (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1974) - rewatch
68) Ruby Sparks (dir. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2012)
69) The Bourne Legacy (dir. Tony Gilroy, 2012)
70) The Spy Who Loved Me (dir. Lewis Gilbert, 1977) - rewatch
71) Miss Representation (dir. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, 2011)
72) Inside Job (dir. Charles Ferguson, 2010)
73) ParaNorman (dir. Sam Fell and Chris Butler, 2012)
74) Moonraker (dir. Lewis Gilbert, 1979) - rewatch
75) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (dir. Brad Bird, 2011) - rewatch
76) For Your Eyes Only (dir. John Glen, 1981) - rewatch
77) Good Night, and Good Luck (dir. George Clooney, 2005)
78) Gangs of New York (dir. Martin Scorsese, 2002)
79) Octopussy (dir. John Glen, 1983) - rewatch
80) Blood Simple (dir. Joel Coen, 1984/2000 Director's Cut)
81) Big Trouble In Little China (dir. John Carpenter, 1986)
82) A View To A Kill (dir. John Glen, 1985) - rewatch
83) Dr. Strangelove (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1964) - rewatch
84) Raiders of the Lost Ark (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1981) - rewatch (theatrical/anniversary re-release)
85) The Living Daylights (dir. John Glen, 1987) - rewatch
86) Los Cronoscrimenes (Timecrimes) (dir. Nacho Vigalondo, 2007)
87) The Help (dir. Tate Taylor, 2011)
88) Howl's Moving Castle (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2004)
89) Cowboy Bebop (dir. Shinichiro Watanabe, 2001)
90) Licence To Kill (dir. John Glen, 1989) - rewatch
91) The Master (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
92) GoldenEye (dir. Martin Campbell, 1995) - rewatch
93) Tomorrow Never Dies (dir. Roger Spottiswoode, 1997) - rewatch
94) Looper (dir. Rian Johnson, 2012)
95) The World Is Not Enough (dir. Michael Apted, 1999) - rewatch
96) The Perks of Being a Wallflower (dir. Stephen Chbosky, 2012)
97) Die Another Day (dir. Lee Tamahori, 2002) - rewatch
98) Slither (dir. James Gunn, 2006)
99) Casino Royale (dir. Martin Campbell, 2006) - rewatch
100) Quantum of Solace (dir. Marc Forster, 2008) - rewatch
101) Seven Psychopaths (dir. Martin McDonagh, 2012)
102) Everything Or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (dir. Stevan Riley, 2012)
103) We Have a Pope (dir. Nanni Moretti, 2011)
104) Argo (dir. Ben Affleck, 2012)
105) SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (dir. John Stockwell, 2012)
106) Wreck-It Ralph (dir. Rich Moore, 2012)
107) Persepolis (dir. Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, 2007)
108) Skyfall (dir. Sam Mendes, 2012)
109) And Then There Were None (dir. George Pollack, 1965)
110) The Sessions (dir. Ben Lewin, 2012)
111) Sound of My Voice (dir. Zal Batmanglij, 2011/2012)
112) Safety Not Guaranteed (dir. Colin Trevorrow, 2012)
113) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (dir. Peter Jackson, 2012)
114) Lincoln (dir. Steven Spielberg, 2012)
115) Ink (dir. Jamin Winans, 2009)
116) Les Misérables (dir. Tom Hooper, 2012)
117) Young Frankenstein (dir. Mel Brooks, 1974) - rewatch
118) Django Unchained (dir. Quentin Tarantino, 2012)
