Twelve Years a Slave is head and shoulders above any of the other contenders. — Philippa Rizvi

This. I've followed Steve McQueen since he was a renowned video artist and his films have been just as good so far.

Through the frequent use of long takes, The Wolf of Wall Street contains and then breaches passive and active gaze.

The Wolf of Wall Street reminds the spectator of Bergman-esque assertions of the nature of humanity through its use of telling jump cuts.

"Well, we are really in America," thought Passepartout, "and the conductor is a gentleman of the first order!"