It is still a bit early in year but my film going experience throughout the year tends to fall into three distinct periods: the Jan-April period that is really a toss up in terms of genre and quality, the May-August summer blockbuster season and finally the September-Dec period which is mostly dominated by festival films and Oscarbation. This list comprises obviously my picks from the Jan-April block - 30% of my final top 10 picks from 2011 came from these 4 months so it will be interesting to see how my list changes towards the end of the year. :).***** Switch views on the list to check out my notes on some of these films