1. Broken Embraces
2. Up in the Air
3. An Education
4.-12. In alphabetical order:
Duplicity
Fantastic Mr. Fox
500 Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
In the Loop
Inglourious Basterds
Julie & Julia
A Single Man
Where the Wild Things Are
* Favorite, not Best, based on an unscientific mix of affection and critical judgment
Great, not Favorites: District 9, Invictus, Precious
Quite fun, not Favorites: The Hangover, It’s Complicated
Movies I intend to see but haven’t yet, and that might change this, but I don’t expect them to: Avatar, Bad Lieutenant, Brothers, Crazy Heart, The Informant!, Julia, Nine, A Serious Man, Public Enemies
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Hey! Glad I could be there for #1.
Did you guys see Sin Nombre yet? My hands down favorite for the year.
Joe, I think you have the unique distinction of accompanying me to the best and worst of the year—there’s not much competition against Fame here.
Ruthanne, haven’t seen Sin Nombre yet, but need to add it to the list.
Argh. Just remembered how much I loved Whip It.
I can’t exactly speak up for “Fame” here, though it does depress me to think how many movies worse than that I saw this year.
And I’ll second the “Sin Nombre” recommendation. It’s eye-opening.