This is a great question with way too many answers, so I’m going to cheat and list my favorite new-to-me movie for every month so far (not including October because I’ve only seen one).

Jan: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (#1), Pennies From Heaven, A Separation, Haywire, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, Young Adult, We Need to Talk About Kevin (okay, so I’ll be cheating A LOT)

Feb: Pandora’s Box, Margaret (#1), Stray Dog, Dreams

Mar: Napoleon (#1), Possession, The Devil, The Blue Note, The Important Thing Is Love (all Andrzej Zulawski)

Apr: The Turin Horse, Werckmeister Harmonies, Wings (#1), Call Her Savage, Caged

May: The Avengers (#1), The Professionals, The Cabin in the Woods, Swing Time, The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, Yellow Sky

June: Dancer in the Dark (#1), Full Metal Jacket, The Trip, Mysteries of Lisbon (very close #2), The Day He Arrives

July: JCVD, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill!, Tomboy, Talking Head (#1), Punch-Drunk Love, Speedy

Aug: ParaNorman, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, An American Werewolf in London (#1)

Sept: Le jour se leve, Prodigal Sons (#1), God Bless America