2012, the verdict

Here are my selections for the best, the worst and the otherwise of 2012. In no way definitive, it is based on my own personal opinions and evaluation of the past twelve months (give or take). You may not agree with my choices, nor do I claim to be any sort of real critic, but here it is nonetheless, the verdict on my 2012.

FILM

Film(s) of the Year

Moonrise Kingdom

Skyfall

Coriolanus

The Adventures of Tintin

Honourable Mention

Not Suitable For Children

Cabin In The Woods

Dishonourable Mention

Hugo

Dark Shadows

Prometheus

The Dark Knight Rises

The Pirates!: Band of Misfits

On The Road

Self-Parody Award

Tim Burton, Dark Shadows

The Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster

Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises

The Empty Shell Award

Like Crazy

The Perks of Being A Wallflower

Didn’t Live Up To The Hype

Brave

BOOKS

Book(s) of the Year
The Children’s Bach, Helen Garner
Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides
Eleven Seasons, Paul D Carter
The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling
Will, Christopher Rush

Honourable Mention
Night Street, Kristel Thornell
Nation, Terry Pratchett
RPM, Noel Mengel
The Lieutenant, Kate Grenville

Dishonourable Mention
Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan
Lola Bensky, Lily Brett

Toby's Room, Pat Barker

THEATRE

Show(s) of the Year

Food; Babyteeth – Belvoir

Matilda, the musical – Royal Shakespeare Company, London

Honourable Mention

Hamlet – St Andrew’s Cathedral School

This Is Our Youth – Sydney Opera House

War Horse – National Theatre/Handspring Puppet Company, London

Best Play

RED, John Logan – Ensemble Theatre

Food, Steve Rodgers – Belvoir

The Almost Award

Macbeth – Bell Shakespeare

Old Man – Belvoir

The Flat Award

The Magic Flute – Opera Australia (after The Metropolitan Opera, New York)

Let’s Not Mention This Ever Again

Every Breath – Belvoir