It was another exciting year at the movies with plenty of unexpected surprises, franchise enders, indie hits and old favourites. Here I select my top 10 films of 2012.
The Avengers
The Avengers: entertainment assembled (review)
Marvel at the new Marvel movie The Avengers -Joss Whedon brings a terrific sense of humour and sense of drama to bear on the new comic book movie, the first to bring Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk together
Captain America: The First Avenger saves action cinema from the doldrums
Frothy, lively, corny, jingoistic – Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger is a blast of testosterone-induced fun, and arrives at a time when such things are needed in the wake of dreck like Transformers
Iron Man 2 tries – and fails – to recapture the magic of the first film – review
Our eyes in the aisle in Cornwall Stuart McColl thinks the Iron Man franchise has got a little rusty if Irone Man 2 is anything to go by