Filmmakers raised the visual bar to stunning heights in films such as ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘The Master,’ while ‘Moonlight Kingdom’ played the less-is-more card to brilliant effect. It’s as if this year filmmakers remembered why God made movies. In a world of nonstop data where most of the static is gossip in 140 soul-destroying words or less, cinema has had a transcendent 12 months — a visual …
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Best movies of 2012: 'Pi,' 'Master,' 'Moonrise Kingdom' make cut