Michael Aneke's minimalist masterpiece 'Amour' was truly remarkable, Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' had all the entertaining madness you'd expect from him, the Terrence-Malick-style surrealism in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' was surprisingly well-crafted and the engaging journey of Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' was a visual pleasure, Kathryn Bigelow's thriller 'Zero Dark Thirty' was even better than 'The Hurt Locker' which swept the Oscars few years ago (it has the potential to become an American classic for post 9/11 period) and 'Argo' was probably even better, 'Silver Lining's Playbook' was a pleasant feel-good movie, and Spielberg's 'Linclon' was a taut political thriller .. but Tom Hooper's magnificent achievement 'Les Miserables' is my favorite film this year despite a few flaws; it wins the Kirollos' award for picture of the year!
