Art, Independent, Foreign And Documentary Critic's Ten Favorite Films From 2011

The wait is over. You can breathe easy once again. Up to Date's art, independent, foreign and documentary film critics have broken down the year's best flicks and given us their ten favorites from 2011, in no particular order.

Bob Butler:

• Tree of Life
• Incendies
• Melancholia
• The Descendants
• Take Shelter
• Margin Call
• The Hedgehog
• The Guard
• Another Earth
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Cynthia Haines:

• Hugo
• The Artist
• Drive
• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Win Win
• Meek’s Cutoff
• Buck
• The Hedgehog
• The Guard
• Another Earth

Steve Walker:

• The Artist
• Drive
• The Guard
• Win Win
• Take Shelter
• 50/50
• Poetry
• Project Nim
• Bill Cunningham New York
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams