25(+) Favorite Films of the 00s
Here, as promised, is my decade list, although it's been contracted to 25 (plus assorted Honorable Mentions).
25. Something New (Hamri, 2006)
24. An Education (Scherfig, 2009)
23. Duplicity (Gilroy, 2009)
22. Fast Food Nation (Linklater, 2006)
21. Nobody Knows (Kore-eda, 2004)
20. Miami Vice (Mann, 2006)
19. Mysterious Skin (Araki, 2004)
18. Grizzly Man (Herzog, 2005)
17. A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005)
16. A Serious Man (Coens, 2009)
15. Marie Antoinette (Coppola, 2006)
14. Far from Heaven (Haynes, 2002)
13. Head-On (Akin, 2004)
12. The Three Burials of Melquíades Estrada (Jones, 2005)
11. Happy-Go-Lucky (Leigh, 2008)
10. Werckmeister Harmonies (Tarr, 2000)
9. In the Mood for Love (WKW, 2000)
8. My Summer of Love (Pawlikowski, 2004)
7. The Gleaners and I (Varda, 2000)
6. Syndromes and a Century (Weerasethakul, 2006)
5. Yi Yi (Yang, 2000)
4. The New World (Malick, 2005)
3. Children of Men (Cuarón, 2006)
2. I'm Not There (Haynes, 2007)
1. There Will Be Blood (Anderson, 2007)
Honorable Mentions (in all cases, best means "other than those above"):
Best Science Fiction Film: Sunshine (Boyle, 2007)
Best Film about Literature: Reprise (Trier, 2006)
Best Adaptation of Shakespeare: Hamlet (Almereyda, 2000), She's the Man (Fickman, 2006) (tie)
Best neo-Neo-Realist film: Le fils (The Son) (Dardennes, 2002) [A good deal better, in my mind, than L'enfant]
Best neo-Noir: Brick (Johnson, 2005)
Best film about adolescence/innocence: The Girl Next Door (Greenfield, 2004)
Best use of Emanuel Levinas in a film: Notre Musique (Godard, 2004)
Best film that inadvertently launched a career in public service: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (Leiner, 2004) [You think Obama hired Kal Penn because anyone liked The Namesake?]
Best Animated Film: Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001)
Best use of a Renoir film as inspiration: Gosford Park (Altman, 2001)
Best Dumb Action Film: Live Free or Die Hard (Wiseman, 2007)
Best Sports Film: Offside (Panahi, 2006)
General Hon. Mentions: Vera Drake (Leigh, 2004), 25th Hour (Lee, 2002), Rachel Getting Married (Demme, 2008), Dirty Pretty Things (Frears, 2002)
25. Something New (Hamri, 2006)
24. An Education (Scherfig, 2009)
23. Duplicity (Gilroy, 2009)
22. Fast Food Nation (Linklater, 2006)
21. Nobody Knows (Kore-eda, 2004)
20. Miami Vice (Mann, 2006)
19. Mysterious Skin (Araki, 2004)
18. Grizzly Man (Herzog, 2005)
17. A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005)
16. A Serious Man (Coens, 2009)
15. Marie Antoinette (Coppola, 2006)
14. Far from Heaven (Haynes, 2002)
13. Head-On (Akin, 2004)
12. The Three Burials of Melquíades Estrada (Jones, 2005)
11. Happy-Go-Lucky (Leigh, 2008)
10. Werckmeister Harmonies (Tarr, 2000)
9. In the Mood for Love (WKW, 2000)
7. The Gleaners and I (Varda, 2000)
6. Syndromes and a Century (Weerasethakul, 2006)
5. Yi Yi (Yang, 2000)
4. The New World (Malick, 2005)
3. Children of Men (Cuarón, 2006)
2. I'm Not There (Haynes, 2007)
1. There Will Be Blood (Anderson, 2007)
Honorable Mentions (in all cases, best means "other than those above"):
Best Science Fiction Film: Sunshine (Boyle, 2007)
Best Film about Literature: Reprise (Trier, 2006)
Best Adaptation of Shakespeare: Hamlet (Almereyda, 2000), She's the Man (Fickman, 2006) (tie)
Best neo-Neo-Realist film: Le fils (The Son) (Dardennes, 2002) [A good deal better, in my mind, than L'enfant]
Best neo-Noir: Brick (Johnson, 2005)
Best film about adolescence/innocence: The Girl Next Door (Greenfield, 2004)
Best use of Emanuel Levinas in a film: Notre Musique (Godard, 2004)
Best film that inadvertently launched a career in public service: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (Leiner, 2004) [You think Obama hired Kal Penn because anyone liked The Namesake?]
Best Animated Film: Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001)
Best Dumb Action Film: Live Free or Die Hard (Wiseman, 2007)
Best Sports Film: Offside (Panahi, 2006)
General Hon. Mentions: Vera Drake (Leigh, 2004), 25th Hour (Lee, 2002), Rachel Getting Married (Demme, 2008), Dirty Pretty Things (Frears, 2002)
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