Best and worst of the year

So here it is... the top 20 and worst 10 movies of the year, according to me.

Agree or argue... the choice is yours

1. SKYFALL
The 50th anniversary Bond manages to doff its hat to the franchise's history while at the same time being bang up to date. Simply fantastic.
2. SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
The story of Rodriguez, an unknown singer from Detroit, and his unparalleled fame in South Africa is astonishing and moving.
3. HEADHUNTERS
This adaptation of a Jo Nesbo novel is taut and tense and has more twists and turns than a Russian Olympic gymnast doing the floor exercise.
4. THE HUNT
Mads Mikkelsen, one of the best actors around today, gives a tour de force as a nursery teacher who is falsely accused of paedophilia by his best friend’s daughter.
5. THE HUNGER GAMES
Jennifer Lawrence is superb as Katniss Everdeen, the heroine of this tale of survival in a harsh world of the future. Brilliant special effects too.
6. FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS
Emad Burnat spent years recording clashes sparked by the threat to his family's Palestinian village. One camera even saved his life when an Israeli bullet lodged in it.
7. SALUTE
Made by the nephew of white Australian athlete Peter Norman, who supported the Black Power protest from the winners’ podium, this film moved me to tears.
8. THE KING OF DEVIL’S ISLAND
Marius Holst's film tells the true story of Bastoy – a Norwegian island prison for teenagers. Brutal but brilliant.
9. MARLEY
Kevin MacDonald's biopic of Bob Marley chronicles the singer's life to the most minute detail but, most importantly, he manages to reflect the essence of the man.
10. EVEN THE RAIN
A drama about exploitation of tribal people which has a powerful environmental message and scatters heavy moral dilemmas like bullets from a Gatling gun.
11. SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO
A union leader is faced with deciding between family unity and his conscience. This complex social conundrum is expertly tackled.
12. THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Daniel Radcliffe is very good indeed in his first major screen role since Harry Potter, while James Watkins’ film made me jump seven times. Great thriller.
13. THE MUPPETS
The Muppets in the top 20 movies of this year? Nobody is more surprised than me. In fact, I would make it the best comedy and best musical.
14. BARFI!
Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra deserve Oscars for their performances in this wonderful Bollywood tale of a deaf man with an impish sense of humour.
15. IMPOSTER
This is the bewildering case of missing Nicholas Barclay. His family took in for months a much older French conman who claimed to be him. But why?
16. CORIOLANUS
Ralph Fiennes makes his directorial debut and also deserves huge plaudits for his performance in this modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy.
17. BEING ELMO
A tricky one. I watched this moving and funny doc about the Sesame Street character before sex allegations prompted puppeteer Kevin Clash to quit the show.
18. IN DARKNESS
This story of Jews surviving in sewers is a startling achievement and when the end-of-film summary told what happened next in this true story, I nearly cried.
19. A ROYAL AFFAIR
This drama, which surrounds British Princess Caroline who is married off to the eccentric King Christian VII of Denmark, captures the spirit of the times beautifully.
20. DETACHMENT
Tough school drama which was engrossing and superbly acted, with echoes of Ryan Gosling's excellent Half Nelson. I would heartily recommend it.

THE STINKERS...

1) CELEBRITY SEX TAPE
2) HIGH SCHOOL PARTY GIRLS
3) STRIPPERS VS WEREWOLVES
4) BREAKING WIND
5) CODE OF MOSCOW TEMEL
6) TIM AND ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE
7) THE THREE STOOGES
8) JACK AND JILL
9) SILENT HILL: REVELATION
10) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4