Who wants to cuddle Charles the hardest? Let Edwige and Alberte fight it out.

The film (re-)discovery of the year for me - Bresson's The Devil, Probably (clip). Not knowing whether you want to lamp Charles in the chops or embrace him is half the fun (and a mark of its complexity). It's got such a memorable tone and remarkable performances that it left a big impression second time around - especially the church scenes. It's still my favourite suicide film ahead of Taste of Cherry and Japon. Other films I stumbled across this year: Apichatpong Weerasethakul's mesmerizing Syndromes & A Century, Carlos Reygadas' breathtaking Mexican Mennonite film Silent Light, the totally wonderful Zizek! (clip) and one of the only good biogs I've ever seen - Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (clip) as well as UK screenings of Godard's Histoire(s) du Cinema (clip) and Marker's A Grin Without a Cat (clip); both epic in length, scope and purpose and well worth the wait.